when I started in the early 2000s I had less than $10,000 in my entire super late operation including truck and trailer. and could have FUN running mid pack anywhere but ppms. Im talking only 10 years ago. You cant buy a nice 2 or 3 yr old roller for that now. The slick tracks is a lot of the reason for the higher expense. An SB2 motor was top notch then. Now people wont even look at them.
I agree with this, with the very few recent exceptions I can think of that moved up. (Pegher, Flick, McPherson)
What is the perk of moving up?
Just out of curiosity because I truly do not know...
What is the cost to run in the top divisions and be competitive compared to say the 80's and 90's adjusted for inflation?
STEVE BAKER CALLING IT QUITS
Started by bhhracing, Oct 15 2014 09:51 AM
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 12:31 PM
Matt D
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 02:03 PM
In the 80's a big time motor was 20k in the 90's it was upper 20's , early 2000's it was lower 30's and now the top flight is 42k for standard ford stuff or spread bore Chevy and 52k for an RY45 based piece. 80's and 90's into mid 2000's they ran twin tube shocks that they tested by hand pushing down on them lol. Now I run moon tube shocks that I test on my own personal roehrig 5vs . And I'm a regular local guy. Touring professionals have multiple sets of shocks with different pistons and valving/ base valve arrangements for different conditions. Racing is now exponentially more expensive than it used to be.
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