Consider flying to a race and barrowing a car. Like swapping rides with
someone in your class on the opposite coast ;-) While the flights add cost,
you can subtract all the costs of driving there plus the time.
---JCG
----- Original Message -----
From: Steven Volpp <volpp@netdoor.com>
To: team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Cc: <John_Thomas@celotex.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 8:05 AM
Subject: Take the long way home
> This is what happens if I have too much time on my hands on a Sunday
> morning.....
>
> If I want to participate in the Pro's this year, I will have to drive 6210
> miles to attend the closest three events and the champs in Topeka. If I
> average 65 mph towing, that will take me 95.5 hours. I only get 80 hours
> vacation a year. If the average Pro course is 45 seconds long, and you
get
> 12 runs at each event, that is 540 seconds of run time. Multiply that
times
> four events, that means I can run for 2160 seconds or 36 minutes. I would
> have to tow for 5732 minutes to race for 36. That means towing for 159
> minutes (over 2 1/2 hours) to run for one minute.
>
> Estimated cost for towing, vehicle and tow vehicle wear and tear, tires,
> motels---$5,000.
>
> $5,000 / 540 seconds of run time = $2.31 per second - $139 per minute -
> $8,333 PER HOUR!!!!!!
>
>
> The worst part, I am thinking about doing it.!?!???!?!
>
>
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