patman

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I'm sure there are several on here who participate in scca SRX7 racing. I'm thinking about building a car and just wondering what type of expenses people typically see over a whole season?

I'm not worried about the cost of the car or things like that, just what kind of operating costs to expect.

Thanks
Pat

j9fd3s

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the car is cheap...

for any race weekend you have;

hotel
food
gas
truck/trailer
spare parts/etc
tires

it depends a little on where you sleep, and how far you go.

$500-1000 a weekend is reasonable

gkmccready

and what you break (tranny, diff) or bend (body parts)...

Bud Scott

Counting the typical entry fee for a Midwest division race, it runs right at 1200/weekend for my son and I to race in two separate (STU/IT7) classes in our 85 POS-7. This includes all the aforementioned expenses plus a dollar or two for wear and tear and tires. We are RELIGIOUS in our pre race preparation/preventative maintenance and have not had an on track failure of any kind in over two years.

Mahjik

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Here's an old but good thread to take a look at:

https://www.rx7club.com/race-car-tech-103/real-costs-racing-368675/

ebb

I raced IT7 for my first year of racing, I was under 1k per weekend. I raced with Bud a couple times too, back in 2008 they had really good contingency money from kumho. I think I payed for 4 tires and received 10 more free with kumho bucks. They halved the payouts for 09, not sure what it is for this year.