$ per mph club?

[jackson]

I know this would be hard to verify, but lets hear some estimates on how we all would do in this class.  I don't want to include our own work because it is work that we are supposd to enjoy.  So far we have spent more in travel to the race than on the race vehicles.  Last year our short block got us more than 1 mph/$ at over 220mph.  If this was a class that could somehow be verified, I think it could be a lot of fun.  Maybe like the circle track guys with their engine call programs.

And yes, I am cheap after, saftey stuff.

[Freud]

The way I read your post is that you had less than $220 in a short block that took you 220 MPH. If that's correct you are blessed.
I doubt that many people can have your success.

FREUD

[racergeo]

       I ran 275 and my rings cost more then that!  Like the punch line to my favorite lawyer joke, you win, go get your duck.

[836dstr]

A Chapter to the "Club" could be the $'s /MPH to go faster than your fastest speed.

If you went 199, how many $'s would you have to spend to go 201?

I would imagine that most of us have a rough idea of what we've invested, but don't really want to know the exact amount, or more importantly to have our wife find out.

Two years ago the major expense for Speedweek was for a Hotel/Motel room (and we stayed @ the "Ridge"). The second major expense was for gas getting back and forth from San Diego at about $500. Yesterday I put 25 gallons of regular in my small block "dually" and the pump shut off @ $100. If gas prices don't go up any more I will be paying over $1,000. I really feel sorry for the racers towing in from the East Coast.

Hey, maybe we can rent the Hangar at the Airport and store our Race Cars/Bikes and trailers. Sum, any room at your place? Just kidding, sort of!

Tom

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Tom:

My Duramax pickup towing the 8x16 trailer gets about 13.8 mpg.  It's about 1950 miles from Marquette to Wendover, another 1950 miles home, plus about 500 miles back and forth during the event (at 18 mpg).  Let's use $4.25 as the price of diesel fuel.

I get $600 each way plus $118 for a total of $1318 on the credit card just to attend SpeedWeek.

I don't want to think about it any more, okay?  Let's talk about something else before I get an upset stomach.

[jimmy six]

This may not answer your question but at the end of last year I evaluated 2007 and made my plans for 2008. I ran 2 El Mirage meets and both SCTA Bonneville meets in 07. Since all my parts were good and my final leak down was excellant; my plan was to run all the El Mirage meets and still do 2 SCTA Bonnevilles for 08. I will not be showing up early to any event as it all costs more than I'm will to give. I'll work while I'm there if needed. For the last few years at least a tank of fuel was used at Bonneville just for incidentals now that's at least $100.00 plus the $200.00+ each way.

Due to all the inflation problems my re-evaluation is again 2 El Mirage meets, May and Nov because they are 2 day, and still try the 2 Bonnevilles. I do not plan on any of the 4 additional meets for El Mirage even as a spectator let alone in impounds/inspection. A 2 day trip to El Mirage (Sat/Sun) is somewhere over $200 without running. Maybe I'll be able to make a Sunday or 2 but right now it is not in my plans.

My long term plan is to have some retirement left for old age. My mom just celebrated her 92 birthday and 2 of her sisters lived to 101. All my fathers brothers and sisters are still alive so I'm planning on being a thorne is peoples side for a long time.

When gasoline prices reach $10.00 and gallon and diesel gets to $15.00 in 2 more years; my electric pit bike will look good to get over to Jack's Garage for coffee in the morning.

Good luck to all of us....................................................JD   

[Sumner]

.......................... Sum, any room at your place? Just kidding, sort of!

Tom

Not really and it might not help anyway.  I'm in Utah, but 430 miles away, so still not that close. 

c ya,

Sum

[Richard Thomason]

Ah, but the real question is "What price glory?"

[guttley782]

For the three times I have made the trip over to Bonneville, it has averaged out at $16,000 per trip, and that is only one lot of shipping, having bought my Yamaha off Jason Mc in Vancouver, so two of the trips were much shorter. We are approximately 6,000 miles away, with a little stretch of water to cross! There are no pockets in a shroud, so what the heck, it is there to do. Hopefully our next trip will be more expensive still, though the reward may be greater......

[Sumner]

For the three times I have made the trip over to Bonneville, it has averaged out at $16,000 per trip, and that is only one lot of shipping, having bought my Yamaha off Jason Mc in Vancouver, so two of the trips were much shorter. We are approximately 6,000 miles away, with a little stretch of water to cross! There are no pockets in a shroud, so what the heck, it is there to do. Hopefully our next trip will be more expensive still, though the reward may be greater......

You have to admire you guys that come from outside the country and the ones from here that go to Australia.  That is a big commitment.  I would love to take a car to Australia, but if I did it would probably be my truck, so that I could tour around and see how many guys over there that I could wear out my welcome with  .  Until I got the hang of driving on the other side of the road I would probably rent a car to practice with  .

c ya,

Sum

[836dstr]

I forgot about our friends over the big ponds. The good news is that the Pound buys a lot more over here these days.

My wife and I and some friends were talking about a trip to the British Isles. Guess that will have to wait.

Richard,

Ah, but the real question is "What price glory?"

That's the real question. Is it Glory or gory, we'll find out. A vacation just the same.

[thundersalt]

  Until I got the hang of driving on the other side of the road I would probably rent a car to practice with  .

Don't ya mean the wrong side of the road

[ol38y]

  Until I got the hang of driving on the other side of the road I would probably rent a car to practice with  .

Don't ya mean the wrong side of the road
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Sum,

     It does take some gettin used to. Just stay outta the big cities. LA drivers have nuttin on those buggers. But, at least in LA they drive on the right side of the road...   

Larry

[Stan Back]

And as to the other side of the road, when we were in the Bahamas on the way to our resort, I was thinking of renting a car during out stay.  Seemed like a fine idea until the bus driver made a left turn into the WRONG LANE.  Scared the crap out of me, as I knew that after a few toddies I wouln't remember to do that!  Fine place to visit, though.

[fastesthonda_jim]

  Last year our short block got us more than 1 mph/$ at over 220mph.  If this was a class that could somehow be verified, I think it could be a lot of fun. 

I know there a lot of old guys out at The Salt.  And a sure sign they're old is when they start bragging, "Mine is smaller than yours."

And tell the truth here, Jackson... a short block is one thing, but wasn't it that pair of $11,000 heads and the $4500 Kinsler injection system that really made the speed?

I'd like to hear $/mph for the whole magilla.  EVERYTHING it took to go the speed, disregarding, of course your own fun "equity"... i.e., add up the race car, the trailer, fuel (for the car and the truck), hotel, meals to/from and at The Salt, divorce attorney, special tools, supplemental "timing slips" you may have received on the way to/from The Salt, the six blow outs, and four new tires during the tow, the "over limit" charge(s) on your credit card(s).  You know... the REAL number.

For the record, and for the record, I think my red hat cost me about $25,000.  And that's for everything, even entry fees at El Mirage "on the way" to The Salt.  Not to be bragging you understand 

Jim (getting older every season)

Smallest Car Number for the 2007 season