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

[John Pavlick]

But if you consider some of the alternative forms of recreation like car and 
boat racing - Pattern is cheap!

Here's a tip: Throw out all your receipts for model airplane related stuff 
and don't EVER try to figure out how much it costs to you have fun! Life is 
too short.

John Pavlick
http://www.idseng.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay Marshall" <lightfoot at sc.rr.com>
To: "'General pattern discussion'" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Are the high gas prices going to 
changeyourcontest plans?


>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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> [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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