Heard Gas prices could get down to a 1.00. what does this mean for our sport?

[Highside Hustler25]

I'm really wondering why the price of motor oil is still so high. Just doesn't make sense.

Advertising $$$$$ would be my guess.

I don't pay much attention to diesel but is it dropping also? A lot of the big pickups and most all toters run on diesel.
Fuel prices will help the fans but maybe not the race teams.

[BadlandsBandit12]

Diesel is about the same, if you think about it it does cut fuel in half of what it used to be so it is great for the local guy who wants to go race with the big boys.

[kazual]

Would venture it means an increase for sales of racing parts, tires, tools, etc. Human nature, when they see an expense decrease in one area the race teams may well reallocate to purchases that have been put off in the past or to buy upgrades to make the car more competitive.

[PushinTheLimit]

Lower gas prices have more effect on the local racers and low budget teams I believe than the high budget, national teams unless they are sponsored by some oil/gas company. For my team, since it looks like our local track will be closed for the year (15 mins away from my shop) we will most likely follow a regional crate racing series and run a few more tracks I've not been to yet.

[Barbecueboy]

I'm referring to Rowland/Owens and Chris Brown.


Google some of these sponsors you see on racecars and see what type of businesses they are.

I think you have the Rowland Owens thing backwards if your thinking Rowland dismissed Owens........they both claim amicable.

And then there is the rest of the story.


I'll pass on the Google recommendation.......if I don't know ill just ask when I see them.

[huskerdirt]

I think you have the Rowland Owens thing backwards if your thinking Rowland dismissed Owens........they both claim amicable.

And then there is the rest of the story.


I'll pass on the Google recommendation.......if I don't know ill just ask when I see them.

Well there had to be a reason Owens left this far into the off season. Right?

Ever since Stormy Scott got shown the door last year. The notion on here is that Rowland is out of money. I guess if you wanna disagree because that's your thing... Then that's fine. Just remember I'm not only one saying Rowland is out of money.

[Bubstr]

I have had the thought about getting back into a Motor home, and following the tours more.

[Crossbones]

I'm really wondering why the price of motor oil is still so high. Just doesn't make sense.

Gas prices are being driven artificially low to hurt Russia.

[KAOS]

Gas prices are being driven artificially low to hurt Russia.

I it is a slow down in China, and an oversupply of oil. I don't think its artificial because it hurts too many Rich people to be that short sighted.

[Tireguy17]

AS a nation, as bad as it sounds, we need the price of oil to go back up. Not to $4/gallon, but the current prices of oil and gas is hurting a lot of US manufacturing companies, the stock market, and in turn our 401K retirement. There are baby boomers who now have to delay retiring because of the above.

[TS FAN]

Understanding the Gas and Oil situation is really difficult thing to do. It requires a lot of research to really understand why this situation has some good and a lot of bad. I can say this. Reasonably Low gas prices are good. What is happening now is not so good. The economy is a mess and when any commodity is unreasonably low, it hurts more than it helps. There is far from just one or two things at play here.

[Kwd1253]

Oil and gas should not cost no more than $30 barrel and 1.75 gal. sorry small oil companies have to complete with ExxonMobil, Texaco, BP ect. They never make it. Exxonmobil made profit a year of 30-40 billion and revenue 350-400+ billion.

[TS FAN]

I realize that, but as i said it is not that simple. I am not siding with any Oil company big or small. I am saying there is lot more to it than a couple of sentences of opinion.

[rickybrown1952]

I realize that, but as i said it is not that simple. I am not siding with any Oil company big or small. I am saying there is lot more to it than a couple of sentences of opinion.

Man I hope this gas keeps going down it's $1.69 here in poplar bluff

[ukdirt]

Gas prices going down in America can be a very bad thing for our economy. What people don't understand is that the oil companies were investing a lot of money that were loans to build new oil rig and pipelines. The government was the one handing over the money. When the price drops the companies are still paying the loan off, but not making the same amount when they took the loan. The gas companies were making a killing so they take out more money than they need like most people then can't pay it off. If the gas prices drop to 1.00 the government will have every oil company defaulting on there loans and the economy will crash.

Someone posted above about FedEx charging still for shipping. This is because they probably signed a contract to pay a flat rate on gas at 2.20 from Exxon. When the gas prices go above that then FedEx wins. What is happening to a lot of shipping companies is they are stuck in those contract when the prices drop and cant get out of it. This is what is happening to FedEx.