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Old 07-13-2012, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Flygio
Here in Italy the cost for a two days weekend for me is:

4 sets of rear tires
2 sets of front
the body will last 2 or 3 w-ends
a thrust bearing if I use the centax.
2 or 3 liters of fuel
1 glow plug

I'd say around 100€ for a trouble-free top notch w-end.

What is killing my pocket is all the money I must spend to get to the race and sleep there. Unfortunately no races around here, I must travel a lot.

The best choice I did is to make my own fuel. I can really save a lot of money. I come from off road racing, where is easy to get 10 minutes from a tank. Approaching on road racing doubled the cost of fuel, since a tank lasts 5 mins.

Of course my own fuel doesn't have the performance of the best fuels you can buy, nevertheless is more than enough for a pan car, cause you approach the throttle very easy, and you don't need to maximize the sharpness of the engine.

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We get a gallon of Byrons fuel or VP fuel for under $20 here.
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