Cost Per lap...its ok to laugh...or cry

[Paul_E_D]

Get a dirtbike and ride MX tracks. Best deal going.

It's pretty tough to compare a facility like Loudon, NYST, or NJMP with a kart track. They aren't really in the same universe. as far as costs to build and operate go.

[loudbeard]

Get a dirtbike and ride MX tracks. Best deal going.

This. Some of the most fun you can have with your clothes on. Places I've been charge $20/day.

[Paul_E_D]

This. Some of the most fun you can have with your clothes on. Places I've been charge $20/day.

And the MX guys still complain how expensive it is. NHBubba, you won't have to give that up! LOL

[loudbeard]

And the MX guys still complain how expensive it is. NHBubba, you won't have to give that up! LOL

So this is what I need to take the next step from beginner to MX guy? I'll start bitching right away.

[Manny]

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You know what else is cheap? Sitting at home on NESR

[Chippertheripper]

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You know what else is cheap? Sitting at home on NESR

Between my phone bill and my cable bill I don't know that I'd say that ^ either.
But (comma) fuck if it isn't a glorious guilty pleasure.

[nhbubba]

Places I've been charge $20/day.

Where? MX101?

[OreoGaborio]

And the MX guys still complain how expensive it is. NHBubba, you won't have to give that up! LOL

Yeah, it's 'expensive' cuz they go 20 times a week!

[jerseygirl]

I think it might be easy to think about cost per lap, especially coming from track days. I went right to racing so I never really took that into account. If it bothers someone that much, racing might not be for that person!

I am not even going to think what my cost per lap at Phillip Island was! The amount would be so ridiculously high, but even if I did figure it out, I would still do it again! But yeah....not going to do the math lol!

[Manny]

This thread is about the math!

Not to see who is cheaper - in fact just the opposite. Its for fun! Own up to your vices and post your friggen numbers.

[jerseygirl]

Ok rough estimate....costs of airfare, FIM License, fuel, insurance, etc...It came to about $117 a lap! And worth every penny! Not as bad as I though it would be tell you that truth.

[Manny]

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Ok rough estimate....costs of airfare, FIM License, fuel, insurance, etc...It came to about $117 a lap! And worth every penny! Not as bad as I though it would be tell you that truth.

That's the spirit! Awesome stuff.

[repete513]

Get a dirtbike and ride MX tracks. Best deal going.
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Not when you calculate the cost of constant broken bones! Haha. Although all forms of motorcycle racing are dangerous I think its fair to say mx is considerably more dangerous than road racing, supermoto or flat track.

[breakdirt916]

ya...it's for fun, and it's all relative

some people only get their rocks off driving ferrari's for recreational track days...

I also do MX out here...there are 2 tracks within an hour's drive, milestone has 5 different tracks there, and perris has a few too IIRC...it's roughly $30/day...drive a bit further and there are even more tracks (that are also ~$20/day...sometimes $15/day)

but mx doesn't really compare to mini-moto for me because of the pavement vs. jumping deal...you can make mini moto a lot like roadracing...and for MX I always fall a LOT more...and either end up permanently hurting some joints or ending up in the hospital every other trip

... ride any day of the week? Yeah, I'd 'downgrade' to a kart track for that.

hit me up when you do your westernly trip and you can try it yourself!

take this bike!



now...if only I could figure out a way to have "passive income", so I can bump down to part time, then just ride supermoto/canyons/mx/trails 3-4 times/week!

[Tricky Mike]

Not when you calculate the cost of constant broken bones! Haha. Although all forms of motorcycle racing are dangerous I think its fair to say mx is considerably more dangerous than road racing, supermoto or flat track.

I always wonder about that. I used to ride MX a lot. I thought road racers were nuts. Then I got into streetbikes and trackdays. Eventually I thought the MX guys were nuts. The reality is that bicycles are the most dangerous.