Over the past few years however, I have thrown 10's of thousands of dollars into race bikes and associated eqpt - isnt it up to me what to do with my money? Whether that's chasing better times around Eastern Creek or paying for flight training and a shot at flying with an airline?
Do what you want with your cash.
This scheme and others like it are a strategic and almost with out fail so far, a successful attack on T's & C's for every pilot in the industry.