WGI Option; Please vote and give us your opinions!

Any and all discussions concerning events.

Which WGI date do you prefer, if there was a choice made available?

April 21, 22: Monday, Tuesday (Current COM inked date)
16
36%
April 18, 19, 20: Friday, Saturday, Sunday (Optional date)
28
64%
 
Total votes: 44

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Post by cuda6666 » Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:28 pm

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Post by enjoythemusic » Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:12 pm

cuda6666 wrote:Remember...you can live in your car, but you can't race your house.
Also... you CAN live in your track car trailer 8)
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Post by DanDarcy » Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:00 pm

Steve wrote
you CAN live in your track car trailer
I do that NOW :P
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Post by chaos4NH » Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:46 pm

ya, if you have a covered car hauler! Just keep rubbing it in guys! :cry:
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Post by offcamber09 » Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:38 pm

DanDarcy wrote:I love WGI, I hope to do more than one event there this year, but to do a 3 day event would be too expensive for me at one time.

Fuel $450- (both car and tow vehicle)
Tolls $45-
Tires $1200- (Hoosiers R6 275/35-18)
Brakes $165-
Entry $700- ?
Wine $80-
Food $200-
WGI Camp fee $50-
Oil $50-
Misc. $100-

That comes up to over $3,000- for one event ! :cry: I voted for the two days. Plus the club loses mony on every away event, why do we want to lose more money ? Lets try harder to get another NHIS (NHMS) events and make some money. Once the club has built up some money reserves than we can experiment with away 3 day events.
I built a small front porch on my house and I used mahogany for the project. Due to the costs, it took me a few months to get it done. At the end of the project, the salesman I usually dealt with said, "have you added up all those invoices yet?" and I said "Hell No".
Point is....Dan what the heck are you doing? I prefer to bury my head in the sand, get to the track and plant my right foot to the floor.
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Post by dinoracer » Sat Feb 09, 2008 12:36 pm

What he said^^^^

Dan, we're trying to get more people to come to the track, we don't need guys like you pointing out how expensive it is! :lol: :lol:
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Post by BrakeL8r » Sat Feb 09, 2008 2:09 pm

Apparently you guys don't know about Racer Math. Racer Math states that "The cost of an event is equal to the registration fee for the event." You are not supposed to include other "incidentals", such as those Dan listed. That just makes the accounting more complicated and risks adding dischord to the racer/spouse relationship.
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Post by zip4zat » Sat Feb 09, 2008 2:39 pm

Id sign up for the 3 day and attend all 3. 1 less vacation day to use up! But if we can only swing the 2 day, Im still up for that.

IMO, The odds of getting more attendees to go to the Glen are a lot higher than any other event, aside from nhis. as long as it doesnt snow...
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Post by DanDarcy » Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:20 pm

I'm Sorry :( I won't mention cost again except enterance fees. :)

I made the same mistake many years ago with a plane I owned. I had owned it for many years, than one day I decided to add up how much it cost me for the year (hanger, anual, fuel, insurance, etc.) than devide it by the number of hours I flew ---- I said holy cow :!: :!: It was over $1000/hour, I sold the plane less than a month later. :cry: I still miss it 16 years later, The plane I have now is nowhere as nice or fast as that one was . I won't mention costs again :D
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Post by enjoythemusic » Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:39 pm

DanDarcy wrote:I made the same mistake many years ago with a plane I owned. I had owned it for many years, than one day I decided to add up how much it cost me for the year...
No worries, did the same thing with the red Italian car. One day i decided to add up some of the receipts... sold the car shortly thereafter. Besides, i knew the market was ripe for selling and to hurry up before the recession set in.
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Then again i already had the Formula 2000 so selling the much slower street car was an easy decision.
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Re: WGI Option; Please vote and give us your opinions!

Post by Scooter70 » Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:43 am

When can we expect a decision to be made? If some people have to change vacation schedules, we need to do it asap.
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Post by WillM » Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:04 am

That is a very good and fair question!
A decision will be made ASAP.
The opportunity came up a week ago Friday.
We responded on Monday, and were told that the track scheduling office is on vacation until Feb 18 or 19.
Alex started this poll on the same day.
The response hasn't exactly been a land-slide for the 3-day, so we may not wait until next week.
Whatever the outcome, we'll post an update and send out an email ASAP.
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Post by masonj » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:33 pm

I've never driven at the Glen but it has always been a dream. I'll make it whether it's two days or three! But, obviously, more is always better when it comes to track time.

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Post by 0100 » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:43 pm

I voted 3 day 18, 19, 20th.

Weekend + 3 days at WGI! I am ready to sign up.

I need to know ASAP though. I need to change my vacation days like right now. lol

I hope you find out monday.

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Post by Brendan » Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:15 pm

I initially voted for Friday, Saturday, Sunday but it turns out I have an obligation for Saturday that would make me miss all 3. So, -1 for the weekend in the poll, +1 for the original dates.

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