IcemanG17

$30k for a seat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! damm I wish I had that budget for even a season!!!

schwank

I love it. Our budget is about $1250 each for 5 drivers including hotel, 2 sets of tires, and gas. We run Thursday practice too That has to be about as cheap as you can run this event if you are from out of town.

This on top of my sprint race annual budget is about all I can justify on a pretty decent job and a side business. Kudos to those who can pay for the high end seats. Gives me something to aspire to...

Too bad I gave up pitching in high school!

IcemanG17

Is that the spec 986 or spec 944?

schwank

No we'll be racing in the E30 325e I posted on the first page. 944 could be close to that on cost I think but that is my sprint racing car. The E30 is configured for this purpose and uses less fuel and has more power, just at a cost of a bit of handling. The Boxster is one of our street cars... just couldn't resist tracking it a couple times as you see in the avatar.

We ran the 12 hours of the Cascades in Portland a couple weeks back and since we all live local and used old tires, we ran the whole race for $1200, before we got a small stipend back for winning the class. I think it cost each driver about $225 after we split the winnings. That is the cheapest you can possibly play in the enduro game, and we can still be competitive for the Limited class victory.

mooty

not sure about fogarty, but JVoB and walton will be there for sure.
2010 cup is FAST.

Tom W

Rich said he, Johannes and Tommy Sadler were definite and the plan was for another pro to join them. They bought the 2010 cup after the last Patron race (where Rich finished 3rd) and it was at the Lizards for prep work for the 25 hr race.

C.J. Ichiban

mikel miller formerly of bgb porsche and lots of formula car stuff (and current skippy instructor at laguna) will be running for one of the cup car teams.

formula D homeboy Tyler Mcquarrie is driving again for AMG in the MX5 cup (current jim russell instructor at infineon)

both of these guys have instructed me so it will be fun to race against them again this year

race911

Possibly. Depends on if someone wants to rent out the garage. Given we've got co-tenants now (some lowly 928 guy, with an automatic no less............) there may be a veto.

mooty

yea i saw the car and i watched rich interviewed on TV

dp35

Looks like Simon Pagenaud will be racing the 25 this year, in a Honda.....CR-Z. No, really!

IcemanG17

I hope to have my 928 fixed by then......but everyone knows how long it takes to rebuild an automatic!!! My guess is it won't be ready until after the 25 anyway...

I wouldn't be opposed to renting the shop to a team.....

schwank

The current can and driver entry list has been posted. Certainly is not complete as lots of driver forms must be outstanding... half my team is not listed yet.

http://www.nasa25hour.com/2010/25hr%...ers%202010.pdf

mooty

nice car.
the 25 is getting more and more pro's involved.

hum... push to pass, sort of like KERS or 918.... i guess that's the future. make sure CJ puts one in the MX5

C.J. Ichiban

HAHAHA

darren I got a text message from John Doonan from Mazdaspeed. we're to "take him out" whatever that means in regards to mr pagenaud

Jay Gratton

That is a nice buy in price! I would buy in at that price, even if I was driving a Yugo.