Let's put this high engine cost in perspective. It is not about the cost of the engine racers go to race, weather they run in the back or the front for one reason and one reason only, to win. It's the same reason fans go to the track, it's to see who wins. That's it that's why people race.
All this race save your, chevy truck engine, small block, seal this or seal that is about racers entering a class of racing where they can do .... guess what? win...
Each and ever racer out there knows darn well, if they get a good pill draw and things go right, they have a chance to start on the front row and... guess what .... they all know there perfectly capable of checking out and they will .... win.
It ain't about the money, it ain't about speck this or speck that or tech this or tech that, some have the money and some don't. It's only about winning and the value you put on winning. Some want to win, no matter what the class or car count. Some want to win in the biggest so called most competitive class. If your racing to see who is the fastest, some want to win in what ever is fastest because what's the point of racing, if your not racing the fast stuff, to see who is fastest. But no matter what, it's about one thing and one thing only. winning.
Sure engine builders build engines to get rich and feed their family, the same as chassis builders. ... but ya know what? Their real interest is to have their stuff, ... win.
... to heck with all this. just go race, help out racers or watch the fruits of other's labors.
... now I think this old man will go and help his wife finish a little wine. ... 
All that really matters is Friday is coming, it's not going to rain; and are you going to Attica, Lernerville or raceway 7. Let's go to the races.
Edited by dirtstudent2, 18 June 2015 - 08:39 PM.