Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > Realistic costs for the race series?

[antonye]

Sorry weeksy, but I really can't see a 600SS needing a new set of tyres every weekend!

You'll get 2 weekends out of them, maybe three if you're lucky at this level.

I'm also intending to sell the bike at the end of the season - either to someone doing it the next year (if not myself) or put it back on the road, so this will offset some of the cost.

[phoenix n max]

Well i've read through the quoted costs and whilst I agree that you 'can' spend 5-7k if you really wish I personally feel that with this series being a 6 round series only then the costs 'could' be kept lower it really depends on your view of the series and what you want to get out of it.

Some costs are unavoidable. Fees-Licence-Club Membership-Fuel-Tyres-Food- etc but...

For this series as a taster and for 6 rounds only then to keep to a budget it's possible to do this:

Bike £1500-2K ( lots of monsters already have some serious mods made to them already)
Tyres 2 sets max really unless you wanna do serious test days.
Don't need spare wheels with wets ( TW only used wets twice last year in 20 odd races)
No Genny
No warmers
No van ( trailer £150 and tent or mate to tow cheap caravan)
Belly Pan £40-50
Lockwire £ 10
Oil Change £40
Fluid Change £20
Belts £25



Regards food for the weekend - how much would you spend at home during the weekend going out or-and on takeaways?

For me if I decide to take my road bike then my costs are even further reduced as my bike already would have Ohlins rear and Racetech front.

For me it would be fun only.

For TW it cost him £12k for last season on a minitwin.

[Edited on 12-12-2004 by phoenix n max]

[Edited on 12-12-2004 by phoenix n max]

[Rattler]

Originally posted by weeksy

Even hacking your budget to the bare minimum, we've still got over £4k

Over £4K - right, but the biggest part of this is the bike purchase, so assuming you can get back close to what you paid - then you're looking at around £2.5K to race - that's a bit more like it!!!

Tim

[skidlids]

Tim I budget £3k every year for my own racing, obviously this doesn't include any bike purchases or me sponsoring Adrian at the TT.

[phoenix n max]

Hi Weeksy
I didn't add it up and as I said it 'does' very much depend on what you want to get out of it.
For me it's a personal acheivement and I really wouldn't bother about tooling around at the back. It's the taking part that I like the idea of.
There is no such thing as cheap racing thesedays I agree - however no real sport is cheap.
I competed with horses for many years and CK will tell how expensive that it too.
I do believe it can be addictive for some - I wouldn't consider myself one of those ( way too old )
I've seen how easy it is to get carried away with the spending and that was with a reliable bike ( yes it was reliable )
Horses for courses. I don't believe it has to be horrific but it's not cheap - what fun is thesedays ?

[twpd]

Am I allowed out on my minitwin?

[phoenix n max]

Originally posted by twpd
Am I allowed out on my minitwin?

You wanna proper bike you do

[twpd]

Originally posted by weeksy

you should thank yourself lucky we even let you on the site racing a Suzuki


(pot kettle and black )

Indeed.... :s

748 says "race me, race me, race me"

[twpd]

Originally posted by phoenix n max

You wanna proper bike you do

I have a proper bike. I just don't ride it.

[phoenix n max]

Originally posted by twpd

Indeed.... :s

748 says "race me, race me, race me"

No no no it says : Please please TW - start me start me start me