or, you could race a saab 2 stroke? *choke* *gasp* *snicker*
18mpg on course!
chuck.
-----Original Message-----
From Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com>
To: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 10:52 PM
Subject: Race budgets (was Re: Phantom Grip
>--- David Lieb <dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com> wrote:
>> No, I do not have the racing unit designed for
>> race-trailer queens. I can't
>> afford toys like that.
>
>I realize David's tongue is firmly in cheek (actually,
>I think it's sticking out at Flounder), but I must
>relate a story from tonight. I, the Grasshopper, was
>telling my TKD Sensei that I'd miss sparring tomorrow
>night because I'll be at Blackhawk for this weekend's
>race (gee, I can go racing, which is better than bad
>sex, or go get head kicked by a 6'7" 5th degree black
>belt named Durand Hodges, who has not lost a
>competition for 4 years. Hmmm...tough choice). My
>teacher said he wished he had enough money to go
>racing (he owns 5 studios, so he ain't poor). He just
>bought new wheels and tires for his Audi, $3500. This
>is within several hundred dollars of what I paid for
>my Bugeye race car, with a trailer and two truck beds
>full of spares (granted, I'm now in it nearly 3x that,
>but it ran in 2002 just as I bought it). I told him
>that, plus mentioned I'd recently seen a race ready
>1987 MR2 for under $3K, and he could race in Midwest
>Council almost immediately. I even had a flyer crammed
>in my gym bag for autocrossing 4th of July weekend,
>which in Council consists of doing solo laps around
>Blackhawk's track, no pylons or cones. He could do
>well with his Audi as it sat. I offered to lend him my
>helmet. He suddenly started with several other
>excuses...bottom line is money may keep you from
>having the fastest or prettiest car (in my case
>both!), but you can go racing if you really want to
>with a few thousand dollars and/or some other material
>sacrifices.
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