rpm12505 said:I realize that racing motocross hardly constitutes being poor, though it can get you there pretty quick. But what is with the sea of motorhomes at the tracks. My son has been racing about 3 years now and we represent about 5% of the racers that show up in a pick-up or van. Isn't anybody poor anymore? On the flip side it does make the top 5 finishes all the sweeter. :ride:
maybe overnight trips to tracks? Allows the whole family to go and be comfortable? Maybe mom and sis don't want to sit in the dirt all day :) There's some nice tax incentives involved in owning a "second home" ... plus they probably write-off all the racing costs, etc., add in a 20+ year mortgage on it, you don't have to be "rich" to own one, but I can tell ya from experience, filling it with fuel DOES require a small loan!Now. ok thats cool whatever but why take a motor home? your there for a day. you don't sleep there.
rpm12505 said:Maybe it's porta-potti phobia :uh:
No way I am "RICH" financially by any means but we do pull a 30 Foot 5th wheel to the track. As Okie said there are tax considerations that help offset the cost, but even without, we would own a camping trailer of some sort anyways. When we go to a race we always try to leave the day before so we are there and ready first thing in the morning (we start practice in our distract at 7 AM). Also it is not unusual to race at one track Sat and a different one on Sunday so we are on the road anyways so why rent a hotel and worry all night about the bikes sitting out in the parking lot. My wife goes to 95% of the races with us and wants some comfort especially on cold/hot/ raining/snowing/windy days (of course I won't argue against being comfortable either).sparkysakitas said:its all about the bling nowadays :coocoo:
Did you ride along and know they only race at tracks less then 4 hous away? It would sure be nice to live in that proximity. Our closest track is 1 hour but most are anywhere from 2 to 6 hours away We like to be rested and comfortable on race day.FruDaddy said:I once saw the largest motor home at a track bring a lone PW50 down the lift gate. I thought it was a pathetic display. That's right, a $150,000 motorhome carrying an $1100 minicycle for a 7 year old kid to a local (less than 4 hours) track, at least nobody had to push the 88 lb bike up a ramp.
Chili said:Some of the jealousy in this thread is hilarious.
I agree after I made my post I thought about the trend in this thread and wished I had said that myself.Rich Rohrich said:I'm glad someone finally said it. :cool:
While I didn't care enough then, nor do I now, to follow them around. I do know that they were, at the times when I saw the home, within a couple hours of home. I also know that they pulled in before the race and pulled out after, they did not stay over night. I believe that they did run a larger series though.oldguy said:Did you ride along and know they only race at tracks less then 4 hous away? It would sure be nice to live in that proximity. Our closest track is 1 hour but most are anywhere from 2 to 6 hours away We like to be rested and comfortable on race day.
FruDaddy said:While I didn't care enough then, nor do I now, to follow them around.
FruDaddy said:I thought then, and still do, that it is a vulgar display of wealth. A glorious way of saying, "I have more money than you".
WHOA!! Dang dude, that's some seriously misdirected anger right there.I thought then, and still do, that it is a vulgar display of wealth. A glorious way of saying, "I have more money than you".
Probably a safe bet that none of them are TRYING to impress you.I am not impressed.
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