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Guest · 09-13-2011, 08:14 AM

After hearing a few people say that it cost`s them around $300 for a 3 day race weekend i`m interested where all that goes. Including gas, food and entry fee i`m looking at approx. $150. So let`s here from you`s, What does it cost you for a 3 day race weekend and where does it go ??

*TracktionRC* · 09-13-2011, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew_67

After hearing a few people say that it cost`s them around $300 for a 3 day race weekend i`m interested where all that goes. Including gas, food and entry fee i`m looking at approx. $150. So let`s here from you`s, What does it cost you for a 3 day race weekend and where does it go ??

Beer alone is $150, plus your $150 for the weekend = $300. lol

Jamie James · 09-13-2011, 08:44 AM

Hotel rooms play a big part in the cost of a 3 day event. Plus all the "little misc costs" ....

ROBILLARD · 09-13-2011, 09:00 AM

Wow you guys can do it alot cheaper then me,

$120 per night average for a hotel room (dont want bed bugs lol)

Go out with the wife for at least 1 nice dinner $ 100

All the coffee and other snacks $ 50

Food for the rest of the weekend $ 100

Fuel for the Hemi $ 130 for 700km

Thats the costs without even having a prepped buggy/truggy or entry fees

For me its easy to drop at least $ 500 for a weekend

imported_BBFBCAP · 09-13-2011, 09:14 AM

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fuel for the hemi $ 130 for 700km

...vroooooooooooom!!! :d

TRFTOM · 09-13-2011, 09:57 AM

Costs for a 3-day verus's a one day race are really just the hotel & food. Depending on if you camp/trailer, or level of hotel this can be a really big swing.

Pretty much/every time I do a one-day club or regional race a bunch of us go for dinner (every Wednesday at Fast cats or Hardcore practice night) after and that adds up if you race once or twice a week.

If I am going to race a one day race I will go out for a practice night to make sure when I get to the one day race my car works and there are no surprise.

This year for example I haven’t done any practice nights at all, which saves me $20-$30.00 in gas in my car. So I put that towards the cost of a 3-day weekend. Besides if I am not racing I am mostly likely going up north, so there’s gas money spent regardless.

My cheapest weekend of the year was Muskoka, rented a trailer that was delivered to the track. Cost was $100.00 per guy for Friday-Sunday and groceries weren’t much at all. Weekend total was $160.00

Good topic, looking forward to other ppl views.

energyracing · 09-13-2011, 10:26 AM

I think the other cost to consider is time. Being away from home and or work for the time at a three day race is costly.

Martyr · 09-13-2011, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ROBILLARD

Go out with the wife for at least 1 nice dinner $ 100
Fuel for the Hemi $ 130 for 700km

*chuckle* You must love your wife more than I love mine...our *nice* dinners usually only cost $40-$50!

Your Hemi costs a lot! My sunfire was able to do 2000km+ on about $100 in gas...

POWLING · 09-13-2011, 11:46 AM

Yeah, it's got a Hemi...

ROBILLARD · 09-13-2011, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Martyr

*chuckle* You must love your wife more than I love mine...our *nice* dinners usually only cost $40-$50!

Your Hemi costs a lot! My sunfire was able to do 2000km+ on about $100 in gas...

When she comes out and pits for me and volunteers for marshalling all day the least i can do is take her out for a nice dinner!

Happy Wife Happy Life lol

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Jamie James RCC Master Contributor I am: Jamie G Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Burlington, Ont. Radio of choice: Futaba 3PKS # of RCs: 4 Feedback: 2 / 100% Posts: 1,134 Total Props: 2	Hotel rooms play a big part in the cost of a 3 day event. Plus all the "little misc costs" ....
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ROBILLARD RCC Junior Contributor I am: Sean R Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ontario Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 138 Total Props: 0	Wow you guys can do it alot cheaper then me, $120 per night average for a hotel room (dont want bed bugs lol) Go out with the wife for at least 1 nice dinner $ 100 All the coffee and other snacks $ 50 Food for the rest of the weekend $ 100 Fuel for the Hemi $ 130 for 700km Thats the costs without even having a prepped buggy/truggy or entry fees For me its easy to drop at least $ 500 for a weekend
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TRFTOM RCC Junior Contributor I am: Tom W Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ontario Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 123 Total Props: 0	Costs for a 3-day verus's a one day race are really just the hotel & food. Depending on if you camp/trailer, or level of hotel this can be a really big swing. Pretty much/every time I do a one-day club or regional race a bunch of us go for dinner (every Wednesday at Fast cats or Hardcore practice night) after and that adds up if you race once or twice a week. If I am going to race a one day race I will go out for a practice night to make sure when I get to the one day race my car works and there are no surprise. This year for example I haven’t done any practice nights at all, which saves me $20-$30.00 in gas in my car. So I put that towards the cost of a 3-day weekend. Besides if I am not racing I am mostly likely going up north, so there’s gas money spent regardless. My cheapest weekend of the year was Muskoka, rented a trailer that was delivered to the track. Cost was $100.00 per guy for Friday-Sunday and groceries weren’t much at all. Weekend total was $160.00 Good topic, looking forward to other ppl views.
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