Tracks and greedy power costs

Rates will vary by geographical area, here in my city, in the summer, which is about the highest rate in the state, it costs 9 cents per kwh. So assuming a set of tire warmers is 1000 W, and that the average person runs their warmers for 8 hours a day, that cost would be 72 CENTS per day to run a set of warmers. So say a bunch of people have 2 bikes or 3, and the average for the paddock is 2 sets per person. That would be about $1.44 of electricity used per person. EVERY single track overcharges, which makes sense because 1) they're making money, it's a business, 2) they have to make up the money that it cost to set up all the power....but you can't tell me that $20-30 a day charge is fair. That is way overpriced. But in the end...it's a convenience fee. They'll charge as much as people are willing to pay for it, and people like me who don't want to spend $1000+ on a generator are sucking it up and are willing to pay for it. I like the tracks that have car ports/garages or amenities like that and you rent a spot and it includes power. My local track charges $20/day for a spot like that. That I'm willing to do because I get power, I get a light and I get a roof over the bikes and myself which is nice to have.

 

It is a bit ironic for someone that buys pallets of bottled water, driving a 6 figure rig, with a paid mechanic/mentor to bish about $25

 

I get what he's saying, it's the principle. I particularly like the fee for blue jeans in the theater example

 

Come race out at AAA in Fontana, Comnifornia

We get free garages and free power hookups. No extra charge for your deathstar either. I have to say that still surprises me, but it has been that way ever since I started going there in 2010.

WERA always has a January race out here. Bring your wife and kids, go see Disneyland or Knotts Berry Farm, universal studios, 6 Flags, go skiing, wine country or the beach.

If I know you from here, I can even put up one or two of you knuckleheads if you don't bring your own deathstar.

Then you could also race at chuckwalla, but they change you 25 or 50 to bring in your camper and don't even have electricity to buy. But they did build bathrooms and showers in the past couple years.

 

3000 mile round trip in the Deathstar for free hookups...that there is sound financial logic.

 

We're talking about the guy that goes through hundreds of shields because he didn't want to use tear-offs.

 

I was recently at Homestead in Miami. Same thing. Your race entry gets you a garage and power. No idea about RV costs, but it was nice for a fly in round to not have to sweat power and some cover from the sun.

 

It's the principal of the situation.
What are you not understanding?


Ride safe,
AAron

 

you gotta start somewhere...

how do you want to rack up gazillions of $ without starting to save somewhere?

 

What does a principal have to do with a non-school dilemma.

 

Nice catch!

Ride safe,
AAron

 

I got gigged on that one a couple weeks ago.

 

So you haven't bought a coach seat on a domestic flight recently have you?

Leg Room Fee
Check In Fee
Checked Bag Fee
Overhead Bin Fee
and on and on....

Or had a checking account. They have extra fees for everything!

 

Wait a minute, is this the idtio of 2017? I still have a few minutes to edit...

 

Nope, I haven't. My company arranges all of my travel through Amex. But if I did have too, I would be bitching about that too.

I can see paying the difference between regular economy and economy comfort (or plus, or executive, or whatever each airline calls it). And obviously I can see the difference between flying economy and flying Business. In all honesty, even though it is kind of a stretch, I can even see the justification for them charging extra for heavy bags (require more fuel).

But I wouldn't be ok with "you are in seat 6B, that will be $250....................unless your carry on luggage is blue, then it will be an additional $20".