[NSRCA-discussion] Are the high gas prices going to change yourcontest plans?

[Jay Marshall]

I sat down at the start of the year and figured out the cost of each
district contest - fuel, food, lodging, etc. I'm the only pattern flyer
within a 2 hr. drive so hooking up with someone else is difficult. A season
of contests would cost $1,500 - $2,000. Things look bleak and I'm having to
consider alternatives.

Jay Marshall

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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Ron Van Putte
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:28 PM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Are the high gas prices going to change
yourcontest plans?

Going to contests by yourself sucks.  I've been lucky in that I've  
been able to share travel/lodging expenses on most of my contests.   
The occasional solo journey to a contest is a bummer from every  
aspect.  Traveling alone is difficult, even though I usually drive  
all the way and back, but having someone to talk with is a big plus.   
Staying in a motel room and going out to eat solo is a big turnoff.   
Watching TV and sipping Scotch alone in a motel room just doesn't  
hack it.  I have decided that I just won't go to a contest if it  
means I have to go alone.  The cost of gas just blurs in the total  
expense for a contest.  A week or so after a contest, I can't tell  
you how much I spent on gas.

Ron Van Putte

On Apr 22, 2008, at 7:13 PM, krishlan fitzsimmons wrote:
> Yeah, but how do you get your plane and gear there?
>
> As for me, the high gas prices do cause a concern.. I went to a  
> contest in So Cal and it cost me $175 in gas roundtrip (I live in  
> Nor Cal)... I have 2 more So Cal contests that I had planned.. Not  
> sure I will attend but one of them with the cost of gas.. Buddying  
> up doesn't work either because I think I'm the only one who travels  
> from north to south..
> The gas really isn't that bad really. Yeah it sucks compared to  
> what we are used to. It's keeping enough work to pay for the gas  
> that's the problem.. Work has definitely slowed down for me.. It's  
> a drag..
>
> Chris
>
> Chad Northeast <chadnortheast at shaw.ca> wrote:
> We are going to be flying to Muncie this year, because its pretty  
> cheap to fly after you figure out the cost to drive.
>
> Actually I might start hitting more long distance contests just  
> because flying has become so inexpensive, and driving even to a  
> close contest is almost as much money.
>
> Chad
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mike mueller
> Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:31 pm
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Are the high gas prices going to change  
> your contest plans?
> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
>
> OK fair question. Do you see yourself reducing your travel plans?  
> I'm just trying to get an idea of what to expect with the contests  
> this summer. Will you be buddying up with another flyer to help  
> offset the costs? Will the economy as a whole effect your flying  
> this summer? Do you think it will cause a dramatic decrease in the  
> numbers?Thanks in advance, Mike Mueller
>
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