The 2009 TTRS Season

Posted by ambaraj / at 4:29 AM / / 0 comments

Well the season looks simple but I'm very impressed at the low cost, high value year ahead. Six events with two races at each event and £100 per race means the season will cost £1200 in race fees. The dates and locations are:

• Brands Hatch 15/03/09
• Donington National 18/04/09
• Snetterton 13/06/09
• Cadwell 28/06/09
• Oulton Park 08/08/09
• Silverstone 02/10/09

So I have five weeks from time of writing til the first race. And only six race dates with qualifying and two races on each of these days.

The race fees work out to around £5 a minute of racing.

Costs

Posted by ambaraj / at 8:17 AM / / 0 comments

It's been a while since I posted an update of costs. Most people I know who race have warned me that looking at the total, or even making a total, is bad. And they're right. Here are some key items that I have bought for the car since the end of the 2008 season. Nothing here is exotic but you can see how the costs mount up:

• Polybushes £165
• Braided brake lines £70
• Oil £40
• 3 door front hubs £75
• Brake fluid £12
• Oil filter £5
• 3 door TCAs £60
• DS3000 brake pads £123
• Sump baffle £134
• Oil £40
• Brake fluid £12
• 2009 club registration £100
• 8 long wheel studs £17
• ARDS licence renewal £51
• Wheel nuts £20
• Engine mounts £90
• Diff mount £90
• Cometic sump gasket £35
• Alloy strut brace £30

Total is £1,169, and that's just on a few bits and pieces. Total spend on car, trailer, maintenance, bits and pieces, clothing, fluids, etc. is £17,353. So you can see how easily the money gets spent. Remember that I am at the budget end of racing, and most of my bits come from Ebay.