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Originally Posted by bradders

have a look at Hottrax racing webstie, most classes listed as £235 race entry, then you'll have the Friday on top of that if you want it (brands is £99).

If you did Sat and Sun last year, likley it'll cost a bit less, but then you'll only get 3 races not 4

It does seem from the Hottrax Motorsport website that a Round (2 days) is £235 as that is listed for all the other classes they are running. I won't go into the argument about Saturdays last year (I am sure most people - certainly the top 15 or so did them all). Cadwell Park last year cost me (with having to pay for Allcomers for extra Sat and Sunday morning practice) £302 for 2 days racing. If I had just done DD I think I am right in saying I would have saved £50, so £252. If Cadwell Park this year is £235, then unless I missed something, it is actually £20 cheaper (for the weekend) without even considering the fact we will have more tracktime (so is cheaper/lap).

Last year at Cadwell (if you check), by doing DD you got the following:
6 lap timed Practice Sat
2 x 8 lap races Sat
5 lap lap warmup Sun
2 x 8 lap races
Total 43 laps for £5.80/lap

Predicted 2011 you will get:
2 practices and warmup (assume at least 5 lapseven though this is an underestimate)
3 x 10 lap races
Total 45 laps for £5.20/lap (more laps for less money, and the practices are expected to be longer than I have assumed).

Fridays are a practice... like a trackday. Do it or not... it is up to the individual. At least we have the option of being there the day before, which is better than being there a week before when the conditions will be different and you have twice as much travelling.