Forgot to mention that it is $425.00 a year so about $35.00 a month...starting on February 1 and running through January 31st. Check out the website www.stida.com let us know if you have any questions.

STIDA

[Pat O'Connor Fan]

Just to make a point here about how important good, full insurance can be:
Today's mail included a hospital bill for Grandma Kim's surgery four weeks ago (no, Danny Burton did not hold this mail up like he does people's Sprint Car and Midget magazine :emote20. Kim walked into the hospital for scheduled surgery and walked out six days later -- no ambulance, or air-evac, or emergency room. The bill: $269,275.00 :eek: Yes, I typed it right: over a quarter-mil for the hospital. By the time we get the bottom line, including the surgeon (who spent more than 11 hours putting 2 metal rods, 10 screws, and 5 things he called "cages" in and adjacent to her spine), and the back brace, and the $5000+ electric gadget which is supposed to promote healing for the 5 vertebrae to which all this hardware is now attached, we are guessing in the $300,000 neighborhood. Without the insurance we have, it would have been a financial disaster for us.
And she will be able to attend the Chili Bowl! Just imagine what bills could be run up by a patient with truly traumatic injuries.
Anyone who drives race cars needs to get additional insurance.

[Charles Nungester]

I was gonna say, 25 grand is a drop in the bucket these days. Youd need that for a fender bender.

Anything less than half a mill is just asking for you to pay 20 percent of anything you make for the rest of your life.

Chuck

Originally Posted by TQ97 Cecil is right on life insurance...after 2 years, it doesn't matter how it happens. But if the insurance co. can prove that you lied from the get go, then they can still avoid payment. Mine was $20 extra per month with admitting that I drive race cars. Better to be safe than sorry. As for health ins....NEVER rely on the tracks deal. Purchasing add'l ins. through STIDA or another carrier is always a good idea IMO.

When I started racing, I got myself a new life insurance policy that covered racing (as well as scuba diving and piloting small craft). It was also like $20-$30 more a month for way more than my wife would need. I agree that it was better to just pony up, rather than leave my wife with a possible financial burden.