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Paul_J
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11th Mar 12 at 22:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
Not quite as cheap as they make out though is it.

For a start you need a tow car and trailer.
Race fees,
Tyres,
Fuel,
repairs,
maintenance/servicing
plus more (thats all I can think of knowing nothing about motorsport )

[Edited on 11-03-2012 by harrisp]


Yup, plus what they said about the cost of getting the stuff done, parts maybe, but not including labour!

e.g.

Get a car... (whatever that may cost) ...
buy a rollcage, then pay for it to be fitted = £1000 alone
Fire extingisher and plumbed in = £500
Electric cut offs interior / exterior = £500
Race seat / Harness = £350-£500

£300 or so for the race suit, £200+ for fia helmet.

£250 to do your ards.

Then as said, cost of getting to / from track etc.

e.g. hire a trailer for a weekend = £85. Entry to the race = ~£150-£200 for autocross. Then fuel of the trailer car = £60, fuel in race car = £50, then repairs after race £££ ... £400 + per race.

Just be careful, because even though that looked like a v.cheap way of going racing, I'd expect it to cost at least £5k +, not £1400 like they made out.

It's the little things too, like yesterday I had to take my car to get RR'd at a particular RR that our series insists people use for fair play. This cost me £210 (£72 fuel, £75 RR, £48 trailer hire, £15 fuel in race car) and it wasn't a direct racing cost.
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And £5k, by racing standards, is still pretty cheap. Which is what they were pointing out, that it doesnt cost the 10s of thousands as you think it would.

No one genuinely thought they were making a direct comparison to golf did they?
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It's cheaper than playing golf at stoke park.

£2k joining fee. £100 a go

[Edited on 11-03-2012 by Tomnova16]

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quote:
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It's cheaper than playing golf at stoke park.


miles more fun aswell by the looks of it

only kind of golf iv ever enjoyed was a round with the lads sharing a set of clubs with a large amount of beer invloved that came around the course with us
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my clubs cost £300 and it costs £12 to play my local course
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best one of the series by far. but yeah, the pricing of track days is slightly underexagerated
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watched tonights and last weeks episode. loved them both.

i don't know who ''slash'' is either. looks like some old has been trying to still look cool, but fails. good ending though on the guitar.

rallycross looked funny, loved hammonds saxo bouncing 3ft in the air on the dirt.
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You can hire a prepped car, helmet, suit etc aswell
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No special this season ?
Nic Barnes
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That was bloody brilliant
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One of the best for years imho
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quote:

Electric cut offs interior / exterior = £500




£5 battery cutoff switch.
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The proper racing ones are excellent.
The stupid bus racing/ caravan racing does my head in.
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I saw one of those 3 wheeler Morgans yesterday that was on last weeks Top Gear. Thanks.
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How can people not know who slash is?

I saw a Mclaren MP4-12C yesterday
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quote:
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No special this season ?


Specials are only once a year around Christmas aren't they?

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watched tonights and last weeks episode. loved them both.

i don't know who ''slash'' is either. looks like some old has been trying to still look cool, but fails. good ending though on the guitar.

rallycross looked funny, loved hammonds saxo bouncing 3ft in the air on the dirt.


You dont know who Slash is? Guns n roses ex guitarist. One of the greast rock n roll guitarest ever, the best IMHO, infamous womaniser, ex druggy (OD'd and died once). The man is the definition of rock n roll
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Fast forwarded through star in a reasonably priced car. Usually do. Only thing I can fault about the program.
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dont they do a summer special too?

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I reckon they will do an Olympic special...
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
How can people not know who slash is?


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my clubs cost £300 and it costs £12 to play my local course


Best email Jeremy then mate.
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jeremy beadle?
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
watched tonights and last weeks episode. loved them both.

i don't know who ''slash'' is either. looks like some old has been trying to still look cool, but fails. good ending though on the guitar.

rallycross looked funny, loved hammonds saxo bouncing 3ft in the air on the dirt.


You dont know who Slash is? Guns n roses ex guitarist. One of the greast rock n roll guitarest ever, the best IMHO, infamous womaniser, ex druggy (OD'd and died once). The man is the definition of rock n roll


apologies, i wasn't alive 50 years ago.
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looks like some sort of musical terminator here

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