You said it, I didn't. Anderson is still a long way from LaGrange, Teegarden lives in Portland, I live in Seymour, several guys live in Columbus, some even further South, 20 yrs ago, we didn't think anything of it, driving 200 miles one way to race, but gas was about a buck a gallon then also, we used to make at least 2 trips a season to Atomic Speedway, in OakRidge, Tn, that was wild, but I don't see many making the long hauls anymore, they just don't have the expendable income they used to have, hell, we ran go-karts all over the US for years, never even took in a dime, all expenses paid by your's truly, we could make a road trip to Florida and back, and not spend more than 3-400 bucks, it costs that much now, and not even get out of the state. The one advantage you have now, is with 3 organizations, you can race somewhere, with someone, almost every weekend, and not have to travel very far, I don't know what effect it will have on car counts yet, that remains to be seen, but at least we have somewhere to race, it will no doubt make everyone make the decision not to run with one group, but that has it's upside also, if you're lucky, you won't get caught up in ******** of any of the 3, and just go somewhere, unload, pay the fees, follow the rules, pick up your money, if you're lucky, and go plan the next trip. I've been doing the TQ's now, since 1991, and a lot of change has happened, we had at one time, about a 2 week span, where all we did was race, we'd run all over the state, and run 9-10 races in a 14 day time period, and it was a blast, and it didn't cost much, much different today. Maybe we'll get to run together sometimes this summer, somewhere, we don't have any sponsors anymore, my driver is on the road almost all the time, or in the fields, nursing 800 acres along with worn out equipment, but we still manage, somehow. Happy Trails! Bob!
