what about fuel??

I figure on my Dodgey getting 12 mpg or so towing.

So at 60 mph, that's 5 gal/hr or say at current prices, $22.50/hr in fuel.

I dunno, anything over about 3 hrs one-way is going to be kinda tough.

Maybe I should make my own $200 rule. If I can't get there and back for $200, forget it...unless it's a special one-off big event kinda thing.

I guess the way I look at it, at some point I'd rather buy something nice for my truck...like for $500, I'd rather buy some nice go-faster part than burn the fuel.

I think one potential effect it could have is pushing people back into smaller classes where the truck can be driven to the pull with minimal risk of breakage (and can carry some spare parts). The cost of a tow truck & trailer, insurance, registration, maintenance, etc., just to tow around a more purpose-built truck is getting be awful pricey IMO.
 
BigBadDodge said:
I won't be heading that way unless the fuel goes below $4.00 befor August :(

BBD
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Don't hold your breath Scott, I can almost guarantee it will be over $5 per gal. by mid June and probably hit $6 by August at the rate it keeps going. I think you'll be hitting up just about every west coast pull unless you hit the lottery or something before SDX.:hehe:

Joe
 
i think it will be crazy for the summer but t has to come down soom (winter) everything relyes on diesel . it will be a huge crisest if somthing dont change
 
Sledpuller said:
NADM is doing what we can:

June 7th, Union Grove, Wisconsin, The Challenge of Power Sled Pulling Purses

Modified Diesel-
700--500--300--150--100- All True Modifieds that enter the class and hook, will receive $200 show up fee.

WISCONSIN MODIFIED BONUS:
1ST 5 TRUE MODIFIED TRUCKS REGISTERED WILL RECEIVE A $500 SHOW UP FEE, INSTEAD OF THE STANDARD $200.





Super Street Diesel :
600-450-300-250-150-100-75-75

WISCONSIN SUPER STREET BONUS:
1ST 3 TRUCKS REGISTERED WILL RECEIVE A $200 SHOW UP FEE




2.8 Street Diesel:
400-300-200-100-75-50-50-50-50

WISCONSIN 2.8 STREET BONUS:
1ST 3 TRUCKS REGISTERED WILL RECEIVE A $100 SHOW UP FEE




2.6 Street Diesel:
300-200-100-75-50-35-35-35-35

WISCONSIN 2.6 STREET BONUS:
1ST TRUCK REGISTERED WILL RECEIVE A $100 SHOW UP FEE




Work Stock- Trophy only
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crap you dont get anything for work stock but a trophy? hell i guess its better then nothing
 
You especially get nothing with water/meth.

After watching people BUILD engines for Work Stock, we decided to not reward them!!
 
i have already missed about 5 drag races and 2 pulls becuase of fuel....Just cant afford the broken **** and the fuel bill to tear my truck up. I will make some pulls this year....Just not run the hole year like i wanted too.
 
That is hitting alot people the cost of fuel.It even sucks being layed up for 8 weeks or longer.

Dale
 
i dont pull but i wanted to get into it this year. with fuel prices being so high i elected to start saving some money, i bought an 87 nissan pickup, no PS, 5 speed, No AC, 2wd. i can drive 9 days on about 10 gals of gas as opposed to my other DD that i could only drive 6 days on 28 gals of gas. this little truck got 29 mpg the other week. i paid $400 for the truck, put a new head and HG on it, used tires, a used windshield and brakes. i have less than 750 in the truck and it is paid for! insurance is only $20 a month. everyone (you know who you are L) laughs at me driving it but i just laugh when i go to fill up. if more people started using less fuel the demand will go down and force prices down.
 
jkretzer said:
everyone (you know who you are L) laughs at me driving it but i just laugh when i go to fill up. if more people started using less fuel the demand will go down and force prices down.
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You hit the nail on the head. The last time I filled up my dually was to go to TS....and the last time before that was Dec 07. I've put less than 1k miles on it, including the 600 mile round trip to TS, since Dec 07. I seen the writing on the wall back then, so I decided to buy something good on fuel, reliable, and fairly cheap. It'll take some people $5+ a gallon for them to finally ask themselves....is it really necessary to drive my 1 or 3/4 ton truck 30 miles one-way to my office job?

Prices will not go down anytime soon, if ever, so buy something good on fuel now before the dealers start gouging people for fuel efficient vehicles (probably already are). Watch the value of trucks go down and fuel efficient vehicles go through the roof....JMHO.
 
I have been doing that for 7 years, I have an 01 dodge with less than 36K on the ticker. Unless I need a truck I drive the car that seats 4 people way more comfortable than any truck, and gets 29mpg running 75+
 
zstroken said:
I have been doing that for 7 years, I have an 01 dodge with less than 36K on the ticker.
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Awesome.....At the rate things are going now, my 06 dually will have that many miles on it when it's 7 years old. 24k on the odometer now, 2k miles a year for the next 5 years could very well be easy to do.
 
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