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i dont think the 962 is an "investment". actually its worse than a boat(hole in water you sink money into). with ANY racecar you need to be realistic and understand REALITY!
1) racing is a loss from day 1. unless of course you win. and even then since its vintage racing you'll be lucky if the purse pays for your gas for the race let alone your mcdonalds tab for your crew.
2) as far as the IRS is concerned for a race car to be a write off you must be professionally racing with ACTIVE SPONSORS!
3) unless you get a full ride sponsorship, well let the money tree start dropping benjamins.
4) the IRS demands a receipt for every damn penny spent on a racey car.
5) the IRS LOVES AN AUDIT on racey cars(ask me how i know???)
6) the reality of any race car is its gonna send your wallet through the wash/spin cycle so fast and hard no matter who the hell you are or how many pesos ya got.
7) the IRS aint STOO-PID and if you state you are "professionally" racing, you better be running a series and have documentation to that effect. showing up at (1) race and writing off a full year of parts,mcdonalds,hotels,fuel AINT GONNA GET IT!
8) as some "anti-dee-vorce" insurance, just give wifey credit card and some vodka each week and tell her to go on a drunken spending spree, because thats what YOU ARE DOING with a race car.
9) have a damn good body shop available 24/7/365 you are gonna need it sooner or later.
10) once you WIN 1st place for the 1st time, you are HOOKED and the symptoms get worse by the minute, and the visa card orders for parts escalate to the moon. this is the TERMINAL/ACUTE STAGE.
the only way you will EVER be anything racing is own a shop that is full service on whatever your racing, check "professional racing" on IRS page, have a hell of a lot of "friends" helping you for dirt cheap, a wad of BENJAMINS a mile thick,................
and not give a damn ONE IOTA what happens to the car and not think of the massive infusion of dollars into it ONE IOTA!
for the very moment YOU THINK about the DOLLARS "invested"...................YOU HAVE LOST the race!
the ONLY GIVENS for a race car are:
1) you will spend ALOT of money
2) you will SCARE the hell out of yourself
3) you will have some FUN here and there
4) YOU will WRECK IT sooner or later.
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if there are TROUT..........there are BEARS!
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