In uk.rec.motorcycles TOG@Toil wrote:

I got involved in a lunchtime discussion about skiing, about 20 years ago
when I was spending my disposable on pottering about in little aeroplanes.

"Do you ski, Richard?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Not expensive enough."

I think motorcycle or car racing is a damn good way to burn through
cash.

I thought puttering about in bigger aeroplanes was expensive until I
met a guy who was into powerboat racing. Bernie Eccelstone could
probably not afford F1 powerboats.

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