Me thinks you are contradicting yourself.
You don't agree with stock costs, except you go on to say that
BS/AS/SS have high costs. This is confusing. Not everyone spends
all that they can in developing their SP car. The schema is the
same.
As Deepak Chopra says (WRT previous DSP/CSP classing changes of
13 years ago) "Let it go."
Matt Murray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hoelscher" <stevehh@hiwaay.net>
> Matt Murray wrote:
>
> > But to the meat of the matter. New car depreciation can be
> > thousands. Just to flip a car is beyond the means of a lot of
> > stock class competitors. Not to mention the cost of operation
as
> > a regular daily transport as many of us do. Regular service,
> > clutches, shocks, anti-roll bars, etc. do cost many dollars,
I
> > would dare say equal to what an SP/ST/SM competitor might
spend.
>
> I don't agree. If you are talking about stock class cars at
the high end
> classes (SS, AS and BS) then OK. But then figure the SP
development costs
> and throw it on top of buying a car for ASP or BSP car and your
right back
> to the same expense ratios. As for the depreciation of your
stock class
> car, that is no different than buying or leasing a new or late
model car
> every year or two. And don't forget that most of these cars
double as the
> competitors primary transportation. I have a late model daily
driver that
> depreciates just like any other car along with my tow vehicle
that is used
> to trailer my racecar.
>
> You can always sell a stock class car as a just a car (if not a
competitive
> and already setup stock class autocrosser) and recoupe most of
your
> investment. Remember, that the costs of buying the car is a
much smaller
> component of the cost to field a competitive SP car.
>
> And if you think you can compare stock class depreciation and
add-ons to the
> costs of buying and building a competitive SP car you obviously
have no real
> idea of the costs to prepare and develope a Nationally
competitive SP car.
>
>
> > Your issues with the reclassing of your car(s) many years ago
> > still lingers on. You do need to move past this, regardless
of
> > this thread.
> >
>
> Uhh, Matt... I have. I only referenced it here as an example
and to
> demostrate I know of what I speak. I have had a successfull
career in Solo
> and am thankful of the rewards it has brought me. To think
that I very
> nearly gave up the sport because I was run over by the re-org
of '90 is a
> shame. I was very discouraged by the change and at one point
decided to
> quit. I would hope that those that think a re-org is a good
thing would
> consider this kind of effect as well.
>
>
> Steve Hoelscher
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