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In last weekend's NASCAR Truck race, Ricky Carmichael won a purse of $11,675 for finishing 15th place
Now that's a bit more than $650, but once you consider the differences in costs between fielding a NASCAR Camping World Truck series race (entry fees, team travel, tires, gas, etc....)
Seems by percentage, the MX rider earned more for his 15th than RC did for his
http://jayski.com/...michigan-results.htm
How much does it cost for a weekend for each?
How much race gas you think they use in a weekend compared to a bike?
I know entry fees for a NASCAR race is a lot more, near $1K if I remember right
How about the cost to drive an 18-wheeler to the races?
How about travel and expenses for the team, pit crew, etc....?
How many sets of tires do they go through and can they ever be used again?
Don't know what the race fees are, waiting for you to show each.
Don't know what it costs to drive an 18 wheeler to a race. How close are the races in Nascrap?
How big of a crew do each have? There are travel expenses involved in both.
NASCAR Truck racing is much cheaper than MX
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My bad.
but once you consider the differences in costs between fielding a NASCAR Camping World Truck series race (entry fees, team travel, tires, gas, etc....) Seems by percentage, the MX rider earned more for his 15th than RC did for his
So show those differences in cost for us that are clueless.
RC is making big money from his sponsors to race. The privateer that finished 15th at the Outdoor National was negative money for the week and can't afford to eat P&J sandwiches.
DC needs to follow his own great idea from 2 yrs ago when he said he was working on waving the entry fees.
YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE MX SPORTS!!!!!!!!!!! You are driving bus now.
Wave the Entry Fees DC!!!
I remember a few years ago a fan had asked a question on "This Week In Nascar" show about the purse money and Michael Waltrip said the team gets a cut..
I believe Kevin Harvick has said something like that as well
While I'll agree it takes much deeper pockets to compete in it than MX. If we're going to compare prize money let's do it between the equal levels of competition.
What would RC have earned for 15th place in the cup series?
A NASCAR Truck Series race and team is MUCH less expensive to operate than a single privateer MX racer
What was I thinking??
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From my 3rd post:
Of course Nascrap is going to cost more
You have nothing to back your original post up or you would have done so. So maybe you are right, it is 20 times as much, maybe not. I don't know what you were thinking.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/115786-the-truck-series-will-be-faci…
"Now a competitive truck team budget can be 2 to 3 million dollars a season and around $100,000 a race."
"A competitive truck team spends about $35,000 a race in engine costs per race."
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Having just visited the Joe Gibbs Racing Cup shop? There's no expense spared on anything there. Basically, if they feel it'll help them go faster, the sky's the limit. That bears little resemblance to what's happening in moto.
See calimxer? You were right. There were bears in the distance.
You have to be a little careful in what you shoot there...they're protective of their secrets, and I can't say I blame them. The rules are strictly enforced, and all the teams are looking for an edge.
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