JB19
PR Member
My issue with the money isn't that I can't afford it....It's whether I view the expense as a good value.
I'll give you an example. We took our side x side to an off-road park Saturday. Cost my wife 10$ and me 10$. Our two kids where free. Drove around on the trails and hung out with friends all day. Then we heard about the Fast Traxx race at the Hocking Fairgrounds. Stopped there on the way home because my son said he wanted to race it. Pulled up to the gate and they wanted 10$ per person. Normally I take the kids over to the fair if we do a fair race, but there was no fair going on. Looked like a small turnout and we were getting there last minute. 25 X 2 classes. Fast Traxx runs a one moto format. Now reality is setting in that I'm going to spend 90$ for my kid to run a 4 lap practice and two 4 lap motos. I said sorry bud, but I just can't get myself to do this. I'll take you to SVR tomorrow. (where we are members for 275$ a year and ride once a week)
Went to SVR on Sunday and rode half the day and everyone had tons of fun.
I get tired of the argument that you bought a 9000$ bike and sunk 1000$-2000$ into the suspension so you can afford to race. It's more about the perceived value.
We will probably be at Briarcliff this weekend because we like the track, facility and how it's run. I view it as a decent value. 90$ for 12 laps on a fair track....not so much.
I'll give you an example. We took our side x side to an off-road park Saturday. Cost my wife 10$ and me 10$. Our two kids where free. Drove around on the trails and hung out with friends all day. Then we heard about the Fast Traxx race at the Hocking Fairgrounds. Stopped there on the way home because my son said he wanted to race it. Pulled up to the gate and they wanted 10$ per person. Normally I take the kids over to the fair if we do a fair race, but there was no fair going on. Looked like a small turnout and we were getting there last minute. 25 X 2 classes. Fast Traxx runs a one moto format. Now reality is setting in that I'm going to spend 90$ for my kid to run a 4 lap practice and two 4 lap motos. I said sorry bud, but I just can't get myself to do this. I'll take you to SVR tomorrow. (where we are members for 275$ a year and ride once a week)
Went to SVR on Sunday and rode half the day and everyone had tons of fun.
I get tired of the argument that you bought a 9000$ bike and sunk 1000$-2000$ into the suspension so you can afford to race. It's more about the perceived value.
We will probably be at Briarcliff this weekend because we like the track, facility and how it's run. I view it as a decent value. 90$ for 12 laps on a fair track....not so much.