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Discussion => The No Wake Zone => WarZone => Topic started by: Ralph Brunt on June 06, 2008, 06:38:27 AM

Title: fuel prices hard on racers
Post by: Ralph Brunt on June 06, 2008, 06:38:27 AM

read here
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/personal-finance/on-topic/sports/racing-fuel-costs-soar-nascar-weekend-warriors/ (http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/personal-finance/on-topic/sports/racing-fuel-costs-soar-nascar-weekend-warriors/)

Title: Re:boat count
Post by: Moneypit on June 06, 2008, 07:52:58 AM

Ralph, it seems the "boat count" is down all over the country. People are staying in their own neighborhoods to race so the regions with low boat counts are suffering to make a class. Morgan City La. just ran a race without a single flatbottom. Burley is seeing a decline in committed teams as well. Talking with the guys in region 10, (Washington, Oregon, Idaho), they aren't even crossing the state to race. I don't see it getting much better before it gets a lot worse......Even states away from Cal are seeing record gas prices on pump gas. I shudder to think what race/Av gas prices will be by the end of summer...........Ray

Title: Re: fuel prices hard on racers
Post by: Ralph Brunt on June 06, 2008, 08:06:47 AM

thats why im not going to burley, i can race 3x at parker or go to burley once. so i will stay in our region and ejoy what we have here.

Title: Re: fuel prices hard on racers
Post by: Brad @ SCJB on June 06, 2008, 08:55:36 AM

There will not be a GN class in Burley, they could only get 4 boats.  :(