Miata Mailing List: February 1999, Message #230

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At 07:59 AM 2/2/99 EST, you wrote:

>Be aware that a lot of people run track events to make a profit.  Road Altanta
>is a great track to drive at, but............... it has gotten much more
>expensive to rent in the past two years and if you add a profit % to the
>overhead, a lot of people may stay at home. 

>While not Road Altanta, the best big track value out there is a PCA two day
>school down at Roebling Road.  Two days cost about $160. 
>
>Rob Whitlock 

Aaron writes me that it will be a 2-day event, with no option for one day
attendance, and the cost should be around $325. I would probably pay that
because I'm a sucker, and it's really not a bad price for 2 days access to a
track the caliber of R/A, but I think many people who would pay $125 - $150
for a one-day event will not pay twice that for two. And most of us, truth
be known, are ready to hang up the slicks for a while after a day of asphalt
pounding, especially in August. I think the general feeling is, "Whew, I
escaped with my life, and not a scraath on the car. The clutch didn't give
out, the motor still runs, the tires have a millimeter or two tread left,
and my brakes still stop the car, given enough patience. Why push my luck?"

Matt Alley