Cost per mile
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Cost per mile
I just returned from a three week road trip, trailering my car from Florida to Watkins Glen (for a week), then on to a 3-day event at VIR.
Discounting the cost of fuel and transport and all the other associated costs of travel...based strictly on entry fee versus the number of miles traveled on track...here's what the events cost per mile. I ran in the upper run groups.
Turns out the best bang for the buck was Cups & Saucers (82 cents per mile- fast cars, fast drivers, long sessions), and the most expensive event was the Allegheny PCA weekend event ($2.44 per mile- slow cars, slow drivers, short sessions).
5/7/2012
WATKINS GLEN - Riesentotor PCA
95 miles, 2 days, rain
$250 registration - $2.63 per mile
5/9/2012
WATKINS GLEN - Hudson PCA - Cups & Saucers
470 miles, 2 days (Cups)
$385 registration - .82 per mile
5/11/2012
WATKINS GLEN - Allegheny PCA - Lapping Day
183 miles, 1 day (open track)
$180 registration - .98 per mile
5/12/2012
WATKINS GLEN - Allegheny PCA
166 miles, 2 days (Group A)
$405 registration - $2.44 per mile
5/18/2012
VIR - First Settlers PCA
310 miles, 3 days (Red Group)
$125 Instructor - .40 per mile
Discounting the cost of fuel and transport and all the other associated costs of travel...based strictly on entry fee versus the number of miles traveled on track...here's what the events cost per mile. I ran in the upper run groups.
Turns out the best bang for the buck was Cups & Saucers (82 cents per mile- fast cars, fast drivers, long sessions), and the most expensive event was the Allegheny PCA weekend event ($2.44 per mile- slow cars, slow drivers, short sessions).
5/7/2012
WATKINS GLEN - Riesentotor PCA
95 miles, 2 days, rain
$250 registration - $2.63 per mile
5/9/2012
WATKINS GLEN - Hudson PCA - Cups & Saucers
470 miles, 2 days (Cups)
$385 registration - .82 per mile
5/11/2012
WATKINS GLEN - Allegheny PCA - Lapping Day
183 miles, 1 day (open track)
$180 registration - .98 per mile
5/12/2012
WATKINS GLEN - Allegheny PCA
166 miles, 2 days (Group A)
$405 registration - $2.44 per mile
5/18/2012
VIR - First Settlers PCA
310 miles, 3 days (Red Group)
$125 Instructor - .40 per mile
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Can someone explain what cups and saucers means? I obviously understand a cup car but what's a saucer?
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R U Missing the point?
I get it...secret handshake...wink, wink...don't tell anyone that racing is expensive.
But you guys are hopeless numbers crunchers when it comes to track data. You'll sit and stare at your graphs for hours in order to squeeze out another 2/10ths.
Doesn't it make sense to quantify dollars in-vs-miles out on non-racing track events? If only to make realistic decisions when planning future schedules.
There's a big difference between a club that gives you three 20-minute sessions a day...and one that has four 30-minute sessions. If you're not tracking these things, you're throwing money away.
But you guys are hopeless numbers crunchers when it comes to track data. You'll sit and stare at your graphs for hours in order to squeeze out another 2/10ths.
Doesn't it make sense to quantify dollars in-vs-miles out on non-racing track events? If only to make realistic decisions when planning future schedules.
There's a big difference between a club that gives you three 20-minute sessions a day...and one that has four 30-minute sessions. If you're not tracking these things, you're throwing money away.
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Back when GT3 cup cars were coming on the scene, we found that the closing speeds were quite great with some of the intermediate and/or slower drivers at the Hudson Champlain advanced days. So we established "fast" and "slow" groups. Obviously, no one wanted to voluntarily be in the Slow Group - so we renamed them the Cup Group and the Saucer Group. ("Saucer" was more literary than "anti-cup".)
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But you guys are hopeless numbers crunchers when it comes to track data. You'll sit and stare at your graphs for hours in order to squeeze out another 2/10ths.
Doesn't it make sense to quantify dollars in-vs-miles out on non-racing track events? If only to make realistic decisions when planning future schedules.
Frankly, your calculations make no sense as they ignore the car's operating costs. How much did it really cost to run Cups and Saucers when you factor in tires, brake pads, engine wear, etc. Under your calculations, that was the cheapest per mile.... BFD....
Doesn't it make sense to quantify dollars in-vs-miles out on non-racing track events? If only to make realistic decisions when planning future schedules.
Frankly, your calculations make no sense as they ignore the car's operating costs. How much did it really cost to run Cups and Saucers when you factor in tires, brake pads, engine wear, etc. Under your calculations, that was the cheapest per mile.... BFD....
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I can assure you that most of the regulars on here can calculate every penny expended, but it has never exceeded the feeling of being the first to the checkered flag on race day.
I can assure you that most of the regulars on here can calculate every penny expended, but it has never exceeded the feeling of being the first to the checkered flag on race day.
