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I drove my first car to the races on 26 cent per gallon gas.  The price has gone up a bit.

Stan Meissner

What are you all talking about! Weren't were just told that the economy is better now than its ever been!!!

My cousin owned Sprint Cars in the 60's and 70's and was pretty successful locally.  He had Jerry Richert 1962 Nationals winner in the old Supermodified him and my uncle built.  Jerry Lepinski who was competitive most of the time and a few others.  He did that on a working man's budget with some sponsors.  They sold out in the 70's when motor costs got too high.

I had a pretty nice fishing boat I ended up selling when it needed a new motor.  Couldn't afford one and decided to pursue other interests.  What's my point.  We all get in over our heads at times and find out we can't really afford some hobbies or pursuits whether it be racing, fishing or whatever.  That's the way it goes.  Sprint Cars aren't really a working man's game anymore and parts availability and prices aren't where they used to be.  It sucked when I had to sell the boat but I was over my head.  That happens to all of us on some scale up to and including owning Sprint Cars.  
 

I've got an eighteen year old neighbor who's father helped him get started in 305's.  The son has taken control of the team and is running his own race team.  He's got a couple cars and two 410's and is going to step up his program this year.  It can still be done but it's harder than it was decades ago.  I have to admire the job he's doing and his work ethic and determination.  

Stan Meissner

Yea, & it was below 30 cents when LBJ was President... so what?

Brian Carter for president!

You can have Trudeau for President..Then you will be screwed for sure..

I hope your being sarcastic. Turdeau is an evil commie.

I didn't think Americans knew about Trudeau..He has ruined Canada to the state that the USA doesn't want anything to do with Canada..Trudeau is shit scared of Trump getting back in..Hope whoever gets in gets rid of needing passports for the two countries..

I know who his real daddy is. I also know about his MAID program and all the other bs lunacy he believes in. That man is globalist puppet who needs to go.

It's most leaders right now to be honest but these two stick out because of the countries they preside over. The world is effing Looney tunes right now.

Think about it most everything has increased 10X in last 50 years. Our government is letting the national debt increase by printing more money. I know of businesses that by getting $26K for every employee became able to buy  more dealerships. We have people collecting millions for being a minority.

Be patient guys. Come November we're going to have another Grover Cleveland situation and all the problems will be solved. It'll be a veritable Garden of Eden.

100% right on the 20 to 30% inflation there's nothing that hasn't gone up that much and it's what's killing this country it's called bidenomics and until we get rid of the communist Democrats nothing is going to change