[SuperCricket]

I keep records of all the money I spend (hemorage) on the Camaro, and hit a milestone today. Looking at my tally makes me cry inside most of the time, and sometimes I think of all the neat things I could have purchased for what I have spent. I could have bought a fully sorted racecar, ready to go out of the back of SportsCar magazine for all that I have spent.

The worst part, is after all I have spent, my car is sub-par at everything it does. It is sloppy at the drag strip, auto-x track, and on the road course, and is now getting more and more useless as a daily driver. Anyway, enough of my babbling let's see the bling! I know some of you keep up with things like this, if not make a guesstimate.

My Idiocy

[94bird]

You haven't spent very much yet. It looks like about half of the money you've spent has been on the engine. I'd say over the past year I've averaged about $500 a month on the car including everything. My wife originally recommended I stay at $300 a month, but that just hasn't happened very often. When I was just autoxing and daily driving the car my budget was miniscule compared to today.

For instance, while doing my cam change I replaced rockers, valve springs, retainers, guideplates, pushrods, valve locks, new spark plug wires, BeCool radiator, 2 new O2 sensors, Jet-Hot coated SLP headers, etc. I just bought an oil cooler and spent about $200 on only the AN hoses and fittings and fire sleeves.

Racing is a money pit. That's for sure. You just have to make the decision whether it's still good value for your money. I'm at my limit for thinking it's worth it. Now for the weather to improve and to get a little more relaxed schedule at work so I can get the car on track.