Yes Joe and Greg, you have both got valid points. I know even back in the late 70's when I was crewing for my brother and we were hitting every regional in the west to get tuned up for the Nationals, we blew thru a small fortune of cash. But then I didn't worry about it much since my bro was a senior captain flying airlines so it was chicken scratch for him.

I do really like the idea of consecutive weekend contests. That is a good way to go for sport class and club guys to get into contest flying on a budget. I am living in the FL panhandle area so going north or going NE opens up a lot of possibilities for contest participation. My only problem is I fly crop dusters for a living so my busy time is from the end of June thru sept. That is a bummer. What's the old saying? When I have the time I don't have the money, when I have the money, I don't have the time lol. But as stated in my first post, desire will always find a way.
Dan