YUP ! Fuel Cost is preventing me from my usual visits to Mid O & Nelsons - -
My Figures say at 60 MPH around 16-20 MPG it's costing me 3.50 every 20
mins down the road That \'s 10.50 an Hour Driving. For me Nelsons is 5
hours(10 Round) $105.00 in Fuel Alone - Couple that with my Bar Bill which
is usually Double My Fuel Cost - Sorry SCCA It just to much. All Kidding
aside - Two Flag events
per month just is not in the cards

Dale L. Strimple LEC N'tl F/C and a bunch of other stuff


>From: ben schneider <benjschneider2@...>
>Reply-To: Ohio_Road_Racing_Officials@yahoogroups.com
>To: Ohio_Road_Racing_Officials@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [Ohio_Road_Racing_Officials] Re: Mid Ohio Racing
>Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 08:39:57 -0700 (PDT)
>
>No Bob,
>
>I appreciate your response.
>
>I remember the day when Lake Erie members were not
>required to have SCCA club membership, and there was
>more respect for the organization. I agree with you
>that there is a lack of respect for us today, and
>corner workers are fewer, and seem to be taken for
>granted. I remember, at one time, that during most
>races, there was a "TIME OFF" position in the rotation
>for personal needs. Now if there is little track
>clean up, we are on duty from one race into the next
>with little pause.
>
>Now there is $3.50 fuel, and an ever increasing cost
>just to exist. Maybe it is just a personal problem
>and everyone else's income have kept up with these
>increasing cost. Mine has not. My communities mean
>income has been dropping abut $1000 a year for the
>last six years, down to about $25,800 last year.
>Running a service related business, chasing less
>disposable income, I have been have a tough time
>covering just the necessity costs, and yet these costs
>keep increasing. I have no personal, disposable
>income anymore, and can not justify paying $75 more to
>work just four club races at Mid-Ohio.
>
>The insurance that is supposed to come with
>membership? Having tried to get reimbursed for
>medical cost, from an injury sustained at a SCCA
>National Club event, was fruitless. After repeated
>tries, I gave up. I consider the medical coverage
>useless. I believe the insurance which we purchase is
>more in the way of liability insurance for the club;
>not its membership.
>
>If it takes Club membership to volunteer, I am going
>to have to work a NON club race like Cleveland, so
>they will pay my dues. I remember working at Mid-Ohio
>during the Cleveland race last year, and Lake Erie was
>again, very short handed that weekend. Most were
>working Cleveland. Being loyal to the Club has its
>draw backs!
>
>Ben
>
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