School me on contingencies

[Jim]

A few thousand [a season] is an extremely cheap racing habit in my book, compared to what I know others have spent even on an SV program.

ya, racing is cheap

Daytona weekend:
1 front Daytona tire: $200
2 rear Daytona tires: $300
21.5 gallons of GTX fuel: $180
thursday practice (two 20 & two 25 min sessions): $250
first CCS pre-reg entry: $130
5 additional CCS pre-reg entries: $500
1 ASRA pre-reg entry: $100
hotel for 4 nights: $365
garage at Daytona: $300
fuel used in road trip: $500
tolls: $???
drinking on Main St during Biketober Fest: all of the monies
ROC t-shirt: $15 with reg slip

[butcher bergs]

Brady - The "few thousand" was a tongue-in-cheek statement.

Petorius - It's not like you have to enter every race your bike is eligible for because that alone could easily get up to $400+ per race weekend just in entry fees. I suggest starting small and building from there. Enter one race each day and increase participation at your comfort level. Biggest thing I've seen that adds unnecceary costs are the people who are running, say, 19's (any bike) thinking they need new tires every weekend.

[nhbubba]

LRRS makes 3 races/weekend seem like the magic number. => $180/wknd, given current costs.

My SV has been very inexpensive. I considered the Hawk route after watching. But ultimately I think the SV was an even cheaper route.

[Petorius]

I'm thinking 5 races per weekend including GTL. May have to dial it back to 4 per weekend

[cdovego]

Well, the OP posted about contingency, then he asked about the difference between sponsorship and contingency, then it went to shit when Chris wanted to comment about something he knows nothing about, and talk about his vanilla, paint rollered bike that is neither "well" set-up, nor un-crashed at yellow group track day pace.

Sorry bro, I just want to fit in.

[Mr. Kurtz]

I disagree. It can be extremely cheap with contingencies along with credits from championships.

I've never used contingencies before.

So this is a theory...

Please remember to post back here in a year, and report back, with first hand knowledge, how cheap racing was.

[cdovego]

Nobody willing to discuss the cheapest way to race?

[Mr. Kurtz]

Nobody willing to discuss the cheapest way to race?

What is that? Not racing?

[brady]

Brady - The "few thousand" was a tongue-in-cheek statement.

gotcha

Sorry bro, I just want to fit in.

wrong Chris, there are at least three in the thread so far, and one is a hot chick (or so I've heard)

$1K for crash repairs

that's excessive for an SV unless you're repainting bodywork professionally, have an extra spectacular crash, or replacing a helmet

[csmutty]

So this is a theory...

Please remember to post back here in a year, and report back, with first hand knowledge, how cheap racing was.

Nah. I'll let all the haters suffer financially. Fuck 'em. Srsly.

[Jim]

smutty, you know that most contingency require a minimum of 8-10 bikes in your wave? your unlimited races that you got podiums were only 5 bikes at most. you might not be getting as much contingency as you think.

[tsorfas]

smutty, you know that most contingency require a minimum of 8-10 bikes in your wave? your unlimited races that you got podiums were only 5 bikes at most. you might not be getting as much contingency as you think.

He will be racing a different bike

[tsorfas]

Racing is not cheap. You can make it cheaper but it is not cheap.
Yes for most of us who have the bike, the gear etc it is even cheaper.

There is no limit on how expensive you can make it.

I don't wanna do the math of what it cost me this year but I estimate around $8000. Mind you I had everything it needed to race. I just did few more tracks and usually 4-5 races a weekend.

[wheelieman14]

Nobody willing to discuss the cheapest way to race?

Benchracing is the cheapest way...

Realistically, you gotta figure around $1,000/LRRS Race weekend (tires, race gas, entry fees, transportation costs, food, camping, transponder, eject helmet removal system, etc., etc....) I took off a year from road racing to play in the dirt with NETRA and probably get 5x more "bang for my buck" than trying to road race. Figure around $200-250, if just I race an event and another $100-150 if my son also races.

[MaRce1o]

What credits do you get with championships?

[csmutty]

What credits do you get with championships?

1st is a free races for every round next year
2nd is 4 free races next year
3rd is 2 free races next year

That's what I was told by a guy who won championships last year and in years past.

[MaRce1o]

Nice, that makes me happy lol

[csmutty]

Nice, that makes me happy lol

It's only for experts.

[loudbeard]

1st is a free races for every round next year
2nd is 4 free races next year
3rd is 2 free races next year

That's what I was told by a guy who won championships last year and in years past.

Free for the class you will the championship in

[MaRce1o]

So for class i was champion in, i get free admission all year?

[tsorfas]

You didn't win as an expert

[WinVT]

Yeah free classes apply to expert championships only

[MaRce1o]

Got it..now u guys made me sad again lol

[tsorfas]

Got it..now u guys made me sad again lol

Why? All you gotta do is win as an expert too.

[csmutty]

Free for the class you will the championship in

As I've been told you can actually use them for any class.