gas in ATL

[throttle]

Whats the fuel price/situation like in the ATL?

[EX#996]

http://www.atlantagasprices.com/

[clutch]

The high dollar gas prices are BS and a money making sceme.  I dont believe in anyway that the price of gas has to be this much.  Before it was due to the war and the cost of a barrell of oil over there was going up, now all of a sudden a hurricane forces the price to go up again?  I call it BS and a way for someone to get rich.  It would be neat if we could convince everyone but public safety to STOP driving for one or two days and see if the price drops since the demand would go down.

[SuzyAngel]

This morning they said that trying to stop gas for a day would not help.  It's time to conserve, with all the gas we use for the war, travel, industries, etc., and sorry to say this racing.  :-/

How much do we hold in our earth to keep us supplied.  If we are using more than what the earth can give us, I see a problem there. One day mother earth will tell ALL of us about it and I hope it is not drastic.  The earth has been changing before we came here.  As they say nothing is constant but change.  ;)

[EX#996]

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[SuzyAngel]

WOW  :o  :o  That's amazing.  This gas shortage is going to trickle down to everyone, even for racing because your gas is a high grade fuel.  I know your paying up the ass now.  How much is this going to effect racing???  Will it hold any of you back?

[Ridgeway]

It's not the gas the bike burns that concerns me.  It's the gas the truck burns to get the bike to the race and back.

[SuzyAngel]

They have been coming out with more hybrid cars and SUV's (Lexus made one), hope they can start making some big trucks.  Hybrids come with a tax break the first year you own it.  I have thought about my next car being the Toyota Camry Hybrid.  It's a mid-size car.  They run base price at 20,000.  With the 2,000 write off brings it down to 18,000, and when I talked to the dealer he said if I came back and bought it from him he would take off another 1,000 off the price.  What do you think?  If there is no relief in gas prices, I like this alternative.  ;)

[Ridgeway]

I think hybrids are sort of a gimmick, though a nice idea.  The tax breaks are starting to dwindle now too, though I don't recall the details.

If you look at the premium up front cost, having to deal with replacing battery packs which have a limited usable life (particularly in colder climates), and the environmental issues with disposing of used up packs etc, the economics aren't as great as they might appear.  Depending on your driving needs, you also have to do some homework since some of the hybrids get better city mileage than highway.

If I were getting a vehicle as a mileage play, I'd go with something like the "lean-burn" Civic HX.  mid-40's highway mileage without all the added complexity of a hybrid system.

[clutch]

WOW  :o  :o  That's amazing.  This gas shortage is going to trickle down to everyone, even for racing because your gas is a high grade fuel.  I know your paying up the ass now.  How much is this going to effect racing???  Will it hold any of you back?

Making me think twice about the ROC and the WERA GNF..was going to do both..not so sure now.

[L8brake731]

Hey Clutch:
 I am with you on the conservation of spending to get somewhere (R.O.C.etc.). I had pre-entered for a regional race out here and now I'm considering postponing until October just to save $$
The prices out here on the west coast are right at $3.00.

I know you have all read the email chainletters about so called "boycotts" but really now; is it shortage, greed, or just the cost of foriegn oil? I have been  :o !

There are still oil companies here in the states that DO NOT buy oil from the middle east. The ones we should buy from they are:
  Citgo......................0 barrels                                
       Sunoco...................0 barrels                                  
       Conoco..................0 barrels                                    
        Sinclair.................0 barrels                                  
      BP/Phillips............0 barrels                                      
       Hess.......................0 barrels                                
        ARC0....................0 barrels   and yes the ones that I have not posted here rely on buying oil from the middle east which means, the money that WE spend on their oil trickles down to the helping of their war effort to kill our AMERICAN brothers and sister, mothers and fathers. Think about it @ $50-60 per barrel, you do the math.

Oil companies that buy middle east oil:
      Shell............................ 205,742,000 barrels                
     Chevron/Texaco......... 144,332,000 barrels                            
       Exxon /Mobil............. 130,082,000 barrels                        
       Marathon/Speedway... 117,740,000 barrels                            
      Amoco............................62,231,000 barrels  

[Rhun]

I thought conoco and phillips were now owned by Pakistanies. BP owns amoco. It is a british company. Does BP stand for Bigger profits or British petroleum? I get confused.  :D