ORIGINAL: crankpin
This thread has some air. Two full tanks, and nitrous at that. I have enjoyed every comment made by the flyers here. I like SPA and BPA. Interesting. If you combined all SPA and BPA contest's in one year, how many will there be ? Just in the southeast.
I will fly SPA and when I get ready, fly BPA also. Being quailified for BPA is where I would like to be. I like the retracts, snarling .61's and pipes. I will get my engines massaged when the time comes.
Going to contest's from where I live, and if it is out of state, it takes me 5 hours just to get out of south FL. I am not complaining, but calculate the $$ for a two day weekend, 600 miles from here.
1200 miles round trip @ 20 mpg, (maybe). 60 gallons of gas, and it will be $3.50+ soon for 89 = $210.00, conservative figure.
Hotel, food, etc., one night: 125.00
Contest Admission : 40.00 ? ?
Cost to go to contest one weekend .................................................. ...............................$375.00 +
I have spent much more on other hobbies.
Vince
HA! You think you're putting down too much for the trip. I live in Omaha, Nebraska! I'm looking at 1000 miles to get to the BPA event (15 hrs one way).
2000 miles round trip @ 22 mpg. 91 gallons x $3.50 = $318.50 Beat that! Oh crap! I didn't want to know that! [:@]
Ignorance is bliss in this case!