[mitchntx]

Just curious how many have scaled back, scaled back considerably or outright had to park your car because of the economy?

And along with that, how many have done any of the above, not based on actual events, but fear of something happening that would make curtailing your "fix" inevitable?

For me, my regional race schedule hasn't changed, but the TnT days and out of region events have been scratched. And not because of being laid off or anything, just burying my coffee cans in the backyard in case I do.

If I didn't have a great group of sponsors and wasn't able to trade instructing for registration, then the story would probably be differnet.

[StanIROCZ]

If I didn't have a great group of sponsors and wasn't able to trade instructing for registration, then the story would probably be differnet.

I was wondering how you NASA guys afford it. ~$250 per day, and so that means Sat, Sun, and maybe Friday practice = $500-750 per weekend, plus gas, repairs, expendables, damage? No way I could afford that even with a good economy.

I don't "race" so I really can't answer your question. But I still have ~80 feet of DOM sitting on the floor of my garage that might be enough "entertainment" for the year. And yes, I have the fear of getting laid off. It happened for 1 month.

[AllZWay]

If I didn't have a great group of sponsors and wasn't able to trade instructing for registration, then the story would probably be differnet.

I was wondering how you NASA guys afford it. ~$250 per day, and so that means Sat, Sun, and maybe Friday practice = $500-750 per weekend, plus gas, repairs, expendables, damage? No way I could afford that even with a good economy.

Actually our events are about $300 for the weekend not each day, but still plenty expensive.

For me personally, I have just been saving where possible for the reality that something bad could happen. If it gets bad enough, the race car will get parked.

[StanIROCZ]

If I didn't have a great group of sponsors and wasn't able to trade instructing for registration, then the story would probably be differnet.

I was wondering how you NASA guys afford it. ~$250 per day, and so that means Sat, Sun, and maybe Friday practice = $500-750 per weekend, plus gas, repairs, expendables, damage? No way I could afford that even with a good economy.

Actually our events are about $300 for the weekend not each day, but still plenty expensive.

For me personally, I have just been saving where possible for the reality that something bad could happen. If it gets bad enough, the race car will get parked.

Ok, I just remember it being ~250-275 per day for HPDE or TT when I was a NASA member and they sent me the invites. I never went to one mostly because I can do HPDE's through other clubs for $150/day, and I'm perfectly happy with that.