[F500] A non-engine query

[Richard W Schmidt]

I keep a close accounting of my expenses and  I have not done my work on
2003 yet, but I do have 2002 information complete. Total was about $1,500.00
for two double race weekends. This includes entry fees, camping fees, and
fuel cost.  It does not include new tires nor any rebuilding of the car or
engine. This is got to be the lowest cost I have had for a season. The
previous year (2001) was at about $3,000.00.

Richard
Red Devil W/440

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric D. Christensen" <edc at proadmin.com>
To: <f500 at f500.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [F500] A non-engine query


> On Mon, 2004-01-05 at 11:20, Philip.W.Green at jci.com wrote:
> > I roughly figure about $500 / weekend, if I don't break anything.  If I
> > have to travel, that's additional.   I don't think I really want to know
if
> > my number is underestimated!
>
> I think you're right in the ballpark at $500 per weekend. That's what I
> budget for too.
>
> If you're running at top of the national pack, you're probably going to
> use more tires, and run a little more expense. However, if you're
> winning (and running Hoosiers), you're getting a couple tires for every
> win which offsets that a bit.
>
> My biggest expenses for a weekend (outside of tires) is the entry fee
> and beer. :-)
>
> This, of course, doesn't take into account crash damage, updates, etc. I
> plan for $2500 per season to cover the off-season chassis rebuild, paint
> and bodywork, and a few unexpected parts replacements (bearings, hubs,
> and other stuff that tends to wear out).
>
> With the Rotax, my engine budget has been nearly zero. A top end once
> every year or two is about all I've ever had to do to my Rotax engines.
>
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