Re: Starting Out in Racing
My two cents on the value of SB is that it is pretty good, but it seems the price goes up at more than the rate of inflation (about 10% a year, while inflation is around 4-5%) while the seat time goes down. So for now it is good, but if this continues it won't be good much longer.
The race at Watkins Glen this year was two laps shorter than last year, due to an apparently smaller fuel tank. I don't know why the fuel tank got smaller as the previous years it seemed fine, but I do know that the race was two laps shorter. The practice sessions have also been shortened by a few minutes, which equates to a lap.
All this and the price still goes up about 10% a year. In my opinion the track time should stay the same (ie 30 minute practice sessions, not 28 or 27 minute ones) and races of 25-30 minutes, and not 20-25 minutes, especially if the price goes up each year.
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