Probably no better way to redistribute income to the population than racing.

Many years ago, a couple buddies & I were riding around on borrowed pit bikes on the ring road above Sears Point.
Looking down at the pits, it occurred to me that there was quite the support-rig competition going on.
Even the Sportsman racers seemed to have twice the money spent on the support stuff - motorhomes, toters, stackers, pit vehicles - than on the race car.
By the same token, if you're on the road a lot, it can make sense.

watching from over here at sportsman and money events doesnt look like many racers are doing it too tough . Again plenty of toters , m/homes big trailers and new trucks hauling them .
Different scene to here . Where you are a baller with a new Ram/Chev and emclosed trailer , most are still a ute and open trailer . And our payouts would make you cry into your drink of choice .

Tex

Drag racing worlds apart in Australia. There is no way you could earn a living Drag Racing over here, "profesional" teams don't exist.

Best way to make 2 million dollars racing is to start with 4 million.

Or be Donnie Hagar and just win everything in sight.

One kid at the local track won a bunch last year and stacked some coins. He ended up earning the NHRA # 3 in his class. I think everyone else lost money for the year, especially if you run it like a business and depreciate the car, tow rig, tools, equipment, etc.

I have more in my hoopty and less in my truck and trailer..not that that's a good thing. But I'd be happy to 'win' $50bucks!!!

95 Cummins, check. 01 used slide in camper, check. 03 enclosed 32' trailer that was obtained in a trade for labor, check. Spare parts? uhm, starter, cap and rotor, plugs, tape, zip ties, wire.
Doug

Doug
Its all about your budget .
Heres mine . 2015 Holden Colorado, open trailer , tent . We sometimes dont get power in the pits so I carry a small genny . Spares are hoses , set of plugs ,fuel pump/filters, waterpump , alternator , fanbelts a little oil , front wheel bearings , carb bits, dissy cap/ rotor/leads/msd box & coil , intake/exhaust manifold gaskets , . I often carry a spare set of axles with bearings plus seals and currently a spare pair of radial slicks on wheels .
Running a BB mopar you are not going to find any parts at or near a track . There is only 1 other guy i know regularly racing a bbm in competition and im the only B body .
How did Kermit put it ? "Its tough being green "
But wouldnt change a thing !

Tex

PS buying a 12v esky/fridge was one of the best things i did .

In the end, we'll tend to do what we can afford, in order to make our recreational activities that much more enjoyable. When we started bracket racing in the 80's, we drove 75 miles to the track Saturday morning, home Saturday night, and back again Sunday morning. That was less money than a hotel near the track. then we bought a camper, and that made racing WAAY more enjoyable. Then we moved up to a C-class motorhome, and it's just that much more enjoyable. You eat your own food, have your own drinks, your own bed (your own crapper!). If I had the resources to be travelling 500, 800, 1200 miles to go racing, I'd probably have upgraded my tow rig substantially.