In my experience, every team dynamic is different, but most problems can be equated to an inequality of two things...TIME and MONEY. If your teammates can't share in each, then (IMO) they need to provide more of one than the other. If you don't have as much money, you invest more time on the wrenches. If you have more money, you can pay more to cover the time of the other guys doing the wrenching. Sure, having it all be equal would be best, but that's a pipe dream, so forget about that ever happening.
Another thing to discuss with teammates, assuming you are friends, is to have CLEAR understanding of what this is all about. For instance me and my teammates have all been friends for many years prior to Lemons. We decided our team needed a few goals before moving forward with a build.
1. Friends first, EVERYTHING else comes second. No fighting over money or time. If either of these becomes a problem, we could lose being friends, and it's just not worth it. Good friends are hard to find.
2. Be prepared. We do NOT like to wrench at the track, therefore we'll spend whatever time is needed prior to race to be sure we can drive at the race, and wrench in the shop. We are usually ready 3 or 4 weeks before the race, sometimes sooner.
3. Have fun. Sure, winning would be great, but having fun is more important. If we don't meet goals #1 and #2 above, this won't happen.
4. Share ALL expenses equally. Our team uses a Google spreadsheet to track all the costs, and it's updated anytime a dime is spent. After each event we "settle up", so we are even before the next race. Having friends owe you money is a quick way to lose the #1 goal above.
5. Have a clear understanding when something bad happens like the engine goes boom, or the car gets balled up. On our team, the cost associated with any 'racing incident', which was no fault of the driver, is covered equally by the team. If it's your fault, you pay and help fix it. For instance if you miss a shift and the engine goes boom, you fork over the cash for the repair and help repair it. If the engine goes boom just because of racing, we all share the expense and labor for the fix. If a driver crashes because he made a stupid move/mistake, he pays. If you think he would he lie to avoid blame, he doesn't need to be on the team period.
Captain
Team Super Westerfield Bros.
'93 Acura Integra - No VTEC Yo!