[CRA91]

Originally Posted by aussiemidgetfan AS this question was directed to racefans, I say follow the usual protocol. My honest opinion is that if you need tow money to be able to afford to race, it might be time to stop. Friends of mine who race over here have a maxim that when they have to start borrowing money or paying for their racing with credit cards they will stop-I think they are 100% correct. If it is a hobby, there are more important things in life-mortgages, families etc. Just my $0.96078 worth

Just because someone uses a credit card doesn't mean they don't have the money to be racing,in our case we had a set budget of x amount of dollars to race on and we would use the card to basically cut down on the amount of receipts we needed to keep throughout the season.

By using the credit card we got an itemized statement every month that showed when and where the money was spent and how much was spent,we then would write a check from our racing account to pay off the card at the end of every month. What's wrong with doing that?

I agree with Tim, why was this question asked to the fans and not to the participants? I know that there are some very knowledgeable fans out there,but I'm not sure if some of them fully know of all the costs that are inccured in the day to day operations of a race team.

[Danny Burton]

FWIW, I delivered a couple of checks today. Made some people happy. :wink At least for awhile.

This is an easy question for indianaopenwheel.com racing fans (which I am one), since the world's best short track drivers are right here in Indiana anyway. I ask why they should go all the way to PA or CA without collecting their checks while they're there?? If those other places' fans want to see our guys (the ones to beat) storm their barns and show them some real racing, then heck yes the should have to pay!!!! And they should have to pay up front!!! Plus, it saves on postage!!

By the way, this is INDIANAopenwheel.com right??????

Our hoosier drivers shouldn't have to leave the state on their own dime...........PERIOD!!!!!! Wanna see some real racing? Come on out to Indiana! We are very friendly, polite and hospitable people and the hotel rates are great! :wink

Originally Posted by aussiemidgetfan Yes, and we are discussing your national championship for traditional sprintcars. To be a true national championship it has to visit these places. You can't have a national championship based in Indiana, just as you can't have a world championship that occurs in only one place.

I'm not going to be argumentative with you because I think it's great your country's WSS has scheduled its series around American drivers. Which American sprint car series schedules it life around Australians? I can't think of one but perhaps you can enlighten me. I've been unfortunate enough to read some of your posts and you seem a little on the argumentative side. I hope you're not representing all aussies in that respect.