I don't think you'll be able to make that same statement after this season is over with.....................

 

i absolutely gaurentee i will be able to... not to say you won't improve massively, i'm absolutely sure you will... but i've got a number of friends that are multiple time road racing champions, and every road racing biography i've read the guys, now famous and rich, talk about how they were in dept for years before they went pro... there is no way your going to turn a profit racing your second year in, if thats what your trying to say will happen

 

Ahhhh.....................a profit?

I don't know of anyone who races WERA (Expert or Novice) that turns a profit for the year so you'd def be correct.

But with contigency money and money for placing there is def a way to get some of that money back. Not all, but some of it.


But I consider the money spent on a race weekend as gone..............so if I make 50 bucks for coming in 3rd and get a little trophy; I'll consider that "making money"!

 

27 civil engineer student/ CAD tech (to pay the bills)
94 honda pacific coast pc800 (look it up, you'll laugh i'm sure)

 

ok gotcha... i thought you were trying to say after this season you would be a professional road racer, as in thats how you make your money

 

Whoah there fella....................I never even *implied* that at all.

This is what I do for fun...............yes, eventually I do plan on being good enough to get enough contingency money and place money to help out in the cost; at 800 - 1k a weekend it's getting a bit pricey.


I plan on staying in the Navy till they kick me out; and if I stay at E-6 for the rest of my career that will be 9 more years.

I then plan on retiring near a casino and playing hold em for an extra income (no joke here). I don't plan on working another job in my life after I retire.

 

no you didn't imply it at all, you flat out stated it...

the question was posed, what is your profession?

you and v8 hunter both answered racing motorcycles

i said i don't think either of you are professional road racers and don't make money doing it, you just do it for fun

you said, after this year i won't be able to say that, stating that after this season you will be a professional road racer and will make money by racing, in other words bring in more from sponsorship and prize money than you spend to do it

 

27, bike mechanic and custom builder for 10 years this year. worked at almost every (japanese) bike shop in the 757.

at the moment i ride a 76 yami xs650 custom
(REALLY custom, as in the only thing left that's original is some motor parts and parts of the frame)

 

ladies... lets be civil now..

 

Engineer-Disaster specialist.
Currently working in Louisiana alongside with the Army Corps with the hurricane recovery effort.