Vintage Racing Costs
When I first came to Laura my wife about getting into vintage racing, the #1 rule was cost. I had to keep it with in reason. The FIAT fit the bill the rest is up to me to control and keep it all very real and smart.
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Convinced me on the 124. |
Troy Tinsley has some great ideas. |
Start Up Costs To Go Racing
Updated 27 Feb 2010
Total Costs = $9416.77 In Canadian Dollars
| Start Up Costs: | $5866.69 |
| 1977 FIAT 124 Spider Craiglist $2700 USD 06 June 2009 | $3012.00 |
| #515 Race Decals | $79.01 |
| Used Open Low Trailer, Winch & Towing Hardware | $1328.55 |
| Used V8 Tow Veh $3000.00 to $5000.00 (tow 5,000 lbs) | |
| CMP Track Day April $262.50 | |
MCO Race School Track Day + 2 School Days & 1 year MCO membership |
$1092.00 |
| CASC Ontario Medical Form FOR DRIVERS $75.00 | |
| Used AMB TranX260 Racing Transponder (New $490.00) | $300.00 |
| MyLaps.com used transponder account transfer ($50.00 USD) | $55.13 |
| Improvements | $480.81 |
| Race Car Oil System | $406.82 |
| Race Car Electrical System | $73.99 |
| Race Safety Hardware | $2934.27 |
| Used packaged deal. 02 July 2009 OMP Tecnica Light race suit. Black with silver size 58 GForce Flame SA2000 helmet Impact & OMP black and silver gloves Leaf size 11 racing boots |
$500.00 |
| Used kit from Andrew 05 June 2009 Leaf black racing boots & gloves. |
$25.00 |
| Kirkey 17" 47 Series - Intermediate Road Race Seat | $659.85 |
| Fuel System Hardware (ATL SP108 Fuel Cell) | $894.48 |
| Roll Cage Project (est $1000.00) | $760.08 |
| Roll Bar Upgrades (project cancelled in favor of the cage) | $94.86 |
| DefNder G70 $733.37 (Black) http://www.trackmart.com/ | |
| Annual Costs | $135.00 |
| CASC-OR Competition Licence $150.00 | |
| VARAC (Vintage Racing Association) | $75.00 |
| MCO & CASC-OR Membership | $60.00 |
| Tires 205/60 13 Toyo PR8888 Talon Tires $900.00 | |
| Race Weekend Costs (Aiming for 2 weekends 2010) | $0.00 |
| June Mosport Early Bird $345.00 + $100 Race Fuel Sunoco 94 | |
| July Calabogie $325.00 + $100 Race Fuel Sunoco 94 | |
| Sept Mont T $325.00 + $100 Race Fuel Sunoco 94 | |
| Oct Mosport $325.00 + $100 Race Fuel Sunoco 94 | |
| Other Costs (Future) | |
| G-Focrce Pro Eliminator X $350.00 2012 Season | |
| Have G-Forces belts, but will require re-webbing G-Force $300.00 |
Other items I considered, but bought used / package deals.
Bell GTX Helmet Snell SA 2005 certified with Hans connections. (Helmet an open car, if I run a GT6 M 4 Pro or BR-1 SA.) Helmets$775.00
Nomex® Underwear Safety Kit $150.00
FIRESUITS SFI 3.2A/5 Double Layer CSC Euro styled Safety Kit $550.00
Nomex® Gloves Double Layer, Safety Kit $85.00
Nomex® Shoes - 33110 Suede Shoes,Safety Kit $99.00