Comments on: Moonlighting http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/08/21/moonlighting/ A blog by insiders for outsiders Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/08/21/moonlighting/comment-page-1/#comment-778 admin Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:50:02 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=159#comment-778 Haha, well I guess you got me there. In my experience, when we go out to the west coast races, we'll go the day before, which is why I mentioned Phoenix. And for those that fly commercial, you don't often get non-stop flights to those places from Charlotte. The flights with stops always seem to be cheaper. I'll keep that private plane idea in mind... Haha, well I guess you got me there. In my experience, when we go out to the west coast races, we’ll go the day before, which is why I mentioned Phoenix. And for those that fly commercial, you don’t often get non-stop flights to those places from Charlotte. The flights with stops always seem to be cheaper.

I’ll keep that private plane idea in mind…

]]> By: cvt http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/08/21/moonlighting/comment-page-1/#comment-777 cvt Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:25:49 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=159#comment-777 Actually you can leave Charlotte at 8am and arrive Phoenix at 9am local time, leaving plenty of time for set-up. It might make an interesting thread to discuss the use of private ac, since they are used so widely. Actually you can leave Charlotte at 8am and arrive Phoenix at 9am local time, leaving plenty of time for set-up. It might make an interesting thread to discuss the use of private ac, since they are used so widely.

]]> By: admin http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/08/21/moonlighting/comment-page-1/#comment-776 admin Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:05:49 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=159#comment-776 CVT: First, you are assuming all teams are able to fly in raceday, which means private aircraft. True for some, but not all. Second, not every pit crew member flys out raceday. I have no idea of percentages, but a lot of guys, especially at lower levels are mechanics too and thus are at the track for multiple days. Third, if you do fly out raceday, there are many races you can't fly out raceday because the tracks are too far. If you have a 1PM race at Phoenix, you can't leave Charlotte that morning. These kind of guys don't just show up at race time. The normal rule of thumb is, is that guys need to be at the track at least 3-4 hours before the race starts to glue wheels and setup the pit area. And moonlighting doesn't just happen with guys at the Cup level. Guys in all series do it. CVT: First, you are assuming all teams are able to fly in raceday, which means private aircraft. True for some, but not all. Second, not every pit crew member flys out raceday. I have no idea of percentages, but a lot of guys, especially at lower levels are mechanics too and thus are at the track for multiple days. Third, if you do fly out raceday, there are many races you can’t fly out raceday because the tracks are too far. If you have a 1PM race at Phoenix, you can’t leave Charlotte that morning. These kind of guys don’t just show up at race time. The normal rule of thumb is, is that guys need to be at the track at least 3-4 hours before the race starts to glue wheels and setup the pit area. And moonlighting doesn’t just happen with guys at the Cup level. Guys in all series do it.

]]> By: cvt http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/08/21/moonlighting/comment-page-1/#comment-775 cvt Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:11:20 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=159#comment-775 How do you moonlight if you are dependent upon the Cup team for transportation to a race and the flights are the morning of the Cup race? How do you moonlight if you are dependent upon the Cup team for transportation to a race and the flights are the morning of the Cup race?

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