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[multi600]

Not quite that expensive, KRC just got back to me. £575 for a 6 hour race, plus practice and qualifying. That aint £20 a lap like Donington.

Mike

[domski]

You not thinking about using any tyres, fuel, food, chains or brake pads then?

...and you're going for free teleportation as well?

I think you will find that the entry may well be £575 (and thats a cheap one - it varies) but you will easily rack up £1000 Mike.

Good luck though, it is much better value for money than sprint racing, but it's still a shed load of cash!

[multi600]

Tyres chains and the rest yep but you use them whatever kind of racing you do. I'm under no illusion about the cost I just want some track time. Three people one bike one van one trailer ok it may be £1000 at the end of the weekend but thats say £350 each. How much will the Donington weekend (trackday included) cost the people who have to pay the whole costs themselves.

Mike

[domski]

You're absolutely right mate. It's about the same cost (based on 3 sharing ) but you get 2 hours in the seat

I may be joining you next season (or this season), but I can't say too much. You know how it is

[Tonio600]

£1000? Right, I need to find some friends...

[domski]

Originally Posted by Tonio600

£1000? Right, I need to find some friends...

You only need 2 friends

As Mike says, it will cost about the same as a DD race weekend & trackday (each) but you get 2 hours track time.

You just need to hope that your new friends don't crash the bike before your turn to ride it!!

That is £1000 down the toilet + crash damage

I think Kapital Moto should sponsor you £10,000 to go endurance racing

[Tonio600]

It's a pity it's so expensive... I'll give it a try when I'm back in France, the Ducati Club de France runs a few Ducati endurance races each year.

[phillc]

Originally Posted by domski

I think Kapital Moto should sponsor you £10,000 to go endurance racing

And if everyone goes and clicks on those Google adverts on Kapital Moto, about 23 billion times, there's a pretty good chance of Tonio getting such sponsorship.......

[Jon]

Mike I think what Dom was refering to is the fact that, You will be using a couple of sets of tyres, (slicks/corsa's,etc. Being an endurance race is just that. Its hard on the bike and its hard on the riders. When riders get tired they loose concentration and fall off, more expensive. If its tracktime for £'s your looking for you are better off joining Hottrax riders club. £1500 this year, limitations only on how many weekends you do.

[multi600]

Originally Posted by Jon

Mike I think what Dom was refering to is the fact that, You will be using a couple of sets of tyres, (slicks/corsa's,etc. Being an endurance race is just that. Its hard on the bike and its hard on the riders. When riders get tired they loose concentration and fall off, more expensive. If its tracktime for £'s your looking for you are better off joining Hottrax riders club. £1500 this year, limitations only on how many weekends you do.

Ah but it's not racing.
A strange thing happened last night my, son had pulled out an old Bike mag '2004' to get some insurance company phone numbers. I picked it up not knowing it was 2 years old. There was an article on Team Bike doing Pembry in the KRC 6 hour endurance race (thinking this may be an option for us 10th sept). They only did one tyre change. 'GSXR 750' they came 11th overall and 2nd in class. I know the results are unrealistic to expect but the tyre usage should be about the same I would have thought. Spooky though

Mike