Do you keep track of the cost of your racing?
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As per the title really, has anyone here kept a record of how much their racing has cost them?
You hear so many conflicting reports on how much motorsport costs and it would be interesting to see some actual figures. I wondered if anyone had kept a spreadsheet or something of the costs incurred at a clubman's level.
You hear so many conflicting reports on how much motorsport costs and it would be interesting to see some actual figures. I wondered if anyone had kept a spreadsheet or something of the costs incurred at a clubman's level.
I do actually keep fairly accurate figures, as i run on a very tight budget, and tend to stop racing each year when it runs out..
I do however refer to it in standard motorport units rather than £'s makes it sound less and non racers dont know how much your refering to..
1 standard motorsport unit is a grand as everything seems to be in multiples of that...
I do however refer to it in standard motorport units rather than £'s makes it sound less and non racers dont know how much your refering to..
1 standard motorsport unit is a grand as everything seems to be in multiples of that...
Edited by Graham on Monday 28th March 11:39
We kept a spreadsheet last year so we could apportion costs fairly (2 of us share the Clio Cup in my profile).
We had a (£2.5k) gearbox rebuild and a new (£1700) trailer, plus more tyres than we ought to as we've been running far too much camber for list 1a tyres (the settings we had were all for slicks as run in the Clio Cup).
But all told, a season in the Northern Saloon and Sportscars cost us a shade over £12k.
Or £5k if the wife's reading
I suspect it'll be substantially less this year (first year with a car is, in my experience always the most expensive).
We had a (£2.5k) gearbox rebuild and a new (£1700) trailer, plus more tyres than we ought to as we've been running far too much camber for list 1a tyres (the settings we had were all for slicks as run in the Clio Cup).
But all told, a season in the Northern Saloon and Sportscars cost us a shade over £12k.
Or £5k if the wife's reading
I suspect it'll be substantially less this year (first year with a car is, in my experience always the most expensive).
Graham said:
Mark Benson said:
I suspect it'll be substantially less this year (first year with a car is, in my experience always the most expensive).
in my experience that never happens, as because you dont have to spend as much after the first year, you always do..
Graham said:
I do actually keep fairly accurate figures, as i run on a very tight budget, and tend to stop racing each year when it runs out..
I do however refer to it in standard motorport units rather than £'s makes it sound less and non racers dont know how much your refering to..
1 standard motorsport unit is a grand as everything seems to be in multiples of that...
Thanks for that. It is 'standard motorsport units' from here on! Sounds so much better.I do however refer to it in standard motorport units rather than £'s makes it sound less and non racers dont know how much your refering to..
1 standard motorsport unit is a grand as everything seems to be in multiples of that...
Edited by Graham on Monday 28th March 11:39
when I raced in the healey championship a few years back now my expenses where as follows
200 quid per race entry - 10 rounds
100 quid in diesel to get to each event and fuel for the car
1000 to strip rebuild the engine at the end of the season
500 quid to strip rebuild the gearbox
4 new tyers per season 300 quid
Championship entry fee 100 quid
BARC membership 35 quid
Race licene 75 quid
500 quid on other routine maintenance during the season oil and fluid changes etc.
Assuming no offs or other big enpenses like new helmet or belts required due to msa rule changes etc
Basically if you tot it all up I used to spend around 5000 quid and it was real budget racing running the car myself etc.
200 quid per race entry - 10 rounds
100 quid in diesel to get to each event and fuel for the car
1000 to strip rebuild the engine at the end of the season
500 quid to strip rebuild the gearbox
4 new tyers per season 300 quid
Championship entry fee 100 quid
BARC membership 35 quid
Race licene 75 quid
500 quid on other routine maintenance during the season oil and fluid changes etc.
Assuming no offs or other big enpenses like new helmet or belts required due to msa rule changes etc
Basically if you tot it all up I used to spend around 5000 quid and it was real budget racing running the car myself etc.
There are only two really important rules in motorsport, neither of which appear in the Blue Book which is odd:
1. Never add up what it costs, that knowledge will not make you happy,
2. If you break rule 1, never under any circumstances share that knowledge with your other half.
'nuff said
1. Never add up what it costs, that knowledge will not make you happy,
2. If you break rule 1, never under any circumstances share that knowledge with your other half.
'nuff said
fcat said:
There are only two really important rules in motorsport, neither of which appear in the Blue Book which is odd:
1. Never add up what it costs, that knowledge will not make you happy,
2. If you break rule 1, never under any circumstances share that knowledge with your other half.
'nuff said
This is so true1. Never add up what it costs, that knowledge will not make you happy,
2. If you break rule 1, never under any circumstances share that knowledge with your other half.
'nuff said
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