I like that idea a lot. Perhaps I can figure out a reasonable quantity of fuel per month for my family, and then if there's enough in the "budget" to drive to a race, great.

Something else on the subject of absolutism/no compromise: Just because someone sets the bar relatively high for him/herself, doesn't automatically mean they are guilt-ridden, self-hating, extremist, moralizing, smug, righteous, etc. Nor does it mean he or she has some grandiose delusions of single-handedly saving humankind. Perhaps it's just a matter of what feels right or appropriate. For me, it was realizing one day that I could be doing a lot more, that I wasn't really making any significant personal sacrifices, nor had I changed my lifestyle in any fundamental way. Not driving has been a fundamental change that has opened my eyes to a whole host of other possibilities for living simpler with less impact. Occasionally, it has felt like a small sacrifice, but mostly it has enhanced my life. I've gotten so used to riding my bike everywhere that I've found I profoundly dislike the experience of driving -- particularly in traffic. I probably always did dislike it, I was just numb to it, so on the whole my life is better and I'm happier.

So if I don't want to drive, that's my choice, and I'm not telling anyone else whether they should or shouldn't.

The choice whether to attend a race that requires driving is simply a trade-off between the fun of the race and the unpleasant and destructive aspect of burning fossil fuels to do it.

We all view the trade-off differently, of course, and for some it seems a silly thing to even consider. I just figured there'd be a few sympathetic brains to pick here. Seems like I've actually offended some or stuck myself out to be ridiculed. Not that it matters much, just wasn't expecting that kind of response.