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[Tonio600]

Originally Posted by Grib

it's the best track we go to!

Nope,it's Assen.

Btw sorry to hijack your thread Phill... To come back to it, I do think your figures are right and you didn't do much wrong

[twpd]

It pays to keep careful track of your racing costs and budget realistically. Never be fooled by the real cost of racing. I've just added up the cost of putting together my 800ss race bike so far. Including the purchase price of the bike, so far it has cost £8500.35 and it's not even finished yet.

I reckon I still have another £2000 or so to fully finish it in preparation to the level I want for next season proper although technically I can race it now.

This year alone I expect to pay £1000 in entries, approx' £1000 in tyres plus all the other incidentals like food, race fuel, accomodation costs for the three meetings that I am using for setup so, I am looking at an end of season bill for around £12500! Oh lordy!

Next year I intend to do about 10 MRO meetings so....

Entry fees: ~£1800
Race fuel: ~£500
Diesel: ~£600
Tyres: ~£2500
Oil: ~£200
2 x service: ~£1000
2 sets of pads: ~£140
1 chain : ~£100
Sprockets: ~£100
Practice: ~£1200
Misc maint': ~£250
Van insurance: ~£300
Van tax: ~£150
Van servicing: ~£250
Van tyres: ~£200
Boots: ~£150
Gloves: ~£150
Helmet: ~£300

total ~ £10,000

So, I'm looking at a total cost of about £22k by the end of next year which, is broadly similar to what two years on the SV650 in Minitwins cost me.

This excludes crash repairs, more dyno testing or any other unforeseens. Most people seriously underestimate how much it costs and how much they spend. I'm by no means extravagant and some lads I know put fresh tyres on every race day which means £500 or so per weekend in tyres alone. I tend to make mine stretch from practice, through qualifying and then racing although, by race 2 on a Sunday they are past their best.

Mind you - what a rush.

[Dominic Clegg]

when we were in castle coombe i was talking to a young lad and his day at were in 125 acu star and theyhas a buget of £21000 they got £12000 in sponsership but still a lot just to race a 125

[Dominic Clegg]

have you won the lotterly i wish i had that much to race with

[twpd]

Originally Posted by Dominic Clegg

have you won the lotterly i wish i had that much to race with

Nope. I fund it mostly out of my pocket - had a bit of help last year but, not much. I don't drink, I don't go out and I live a very modest lifestyle to fund it.

[CK]

Nige - we are 3 & half hours from Oulton & Cadwell tho on a clear run, and about 3 from Donny - and thats if we dont have to take detours/get stuck in traffic.
Brands is our nearby one, which should take about 45/50 mins, tho can take up to 2 hours motorway permitting. Even dear old Castle is 2+ hours, so for us, the tracks are mostly all 'oop norf' and we need oxygen masks
Van fuel roughtly works out about £10.50 per hour, unless 'sir' has the bee in his bonnet, then consumption goes up quite a bit

[twpd]

Oulton and Cadwell are the southern Midlands ya drama queen!

[andys 900ss]

Hi again Phillc,

I'm sorry, I do get where you get your figures from and mine will be different as I already have race kit, although had to go through the ACU/NEW ERA Licence stuff and I have been doing a trackday or two-a-month for the last couple of years, so I dont see these as any extra costs to me, only the race entries and bike outlay.

The bike has cost just over £2k to buy and put on the track competatively, thats without any engine work or labour costs as all done by me. There will be other consumable costs such as oil, filters, belts, fuel, etc. and I have these in mind. I also have a fair amount of spares amounting to bodywork, footpegs, clip-ons, etc. all came with the bike and I have the seller to thank for that!!! My 620 project bike also has lent some parts to the 583, as have my 900ss ie (brake discs, mudguard, etc.), which will either get replaced or the 583 will gain these for itself as these come along.

Andy

[CK]

Originally Posted by twpd

Diesel: ~£600

blimey - we have budgeted £600 for the 7 meetings this year, and the total is likely to be coming in at £585 for diesel (ok,Assen cost £125 of that tho).
Then with TD's added too it is virtually doubled.
Over £1k just to get the bikes about (and thats without the £70+ for the Cadwell TD in Aug).

Nigel, am envious you dont have so far to travel

Factoring in the bike fuel for two bikes is too stressing for me at the moment, tho I can see it blazing out at me on my spreadsheet

[fil2]

god knows where u lot get your figures from................

Cost of a front running class A bike is no less than 3k..........( some as much as 5k .! )

7 meetings at average 140 entry = £980

1 meeting assen = with fuel accomodation and entry + trackday £ 300

2 sets tyres = £300

Fuel for bike and van/car = £600

Trackdays practise average 3 with fuel etc = £700

Now add in the crash damadge the uprgades say = £350

Thats over 6K for one season and thats being conservative as i know peeps that do alot more than 3 track days and run more than 2 sets of tyres...and have spent alot omore on bikes etc etc........

6k............

dont kid yourselves

Exactly why im not gonna be Racing at Snetterton....................