anyone got any info in taking part or is it silly cost?

 

just found this site if anyone else is interested

http://www.brscc.co.uk/championships...ls/fordsal.htm

just trying to find info on what licence is needed and how much the licence costs

 

A couple of my mates done it last year & the costs were silly never mind the up keep of the cars click the web site below for pics & storys of last year

 

looks good r u going to enter??

 

i dont think so it would be nice but sounding like its going to be a pricey affair

 

the link wont load for me mate

 

why dont you get a team together from here, ill be the driver though!?

We can all input some costs as im sure everyone that owns a cossie has got spare cash as they know it will brake down once a month!

 

reliable people would be the hard part plus everyone would still have to pay the same costs so not really any advantages

 

Tyres are Ł600 per race if you want to do it properly.
Fuel is Ł200 per meeting, so there is Ł800 per race meeting before all the race fees and the car etc.

Thats the best part of 10K per year just on tyres and fuel....


Better get your sponsors out.....

 

thats the end of that dream

 

I crewed with Steve Scott at most of the events last year and the tyres and fuel were a massive expense.

 

you mean i cant use pump fuel and part worns

 

Andy gallacher,chris,steve scott & stewart whyte were all running between 550 & 650 bhp so you would need a real good engine to be up there with them never mind the fuel costs tyre costs & traveling & accomidation for the crew you take..the list is endless

 

and its a ford so engine replacment parts would need to be taken into account, which is a lot in anyones experiances

 

deffo a no go

 

there are fiesta's & mk2 escorts aswell wich im sure would be a bit cheaper

 

Remolds and 4 star arent really the best option matey......

Xr2/3 is cheaper, but again as mentioned by others, travelling and accomodation is quite an expense too....

 

to go out and compete with the top level folk would cost a fortune.but if you wanted to go out and have fun im sure it wouldnt be a fraction of the cost of the top runners.still fooking expensive tho

 

lol was a joke

 

I can't see a car totally destroying a set of D01's in one race?!??!? the very reason they have a road tyre as the control tyre in the series is to keep costs sensible.

Surely you get at least 2 before they are off the pace and probably 3-4 if you really wanted to use them. Maybe more in a lighter car!

You need a National B license to compete. Was about Ł300 when I did mine but that was 6 years ago.

You could go racing on a sensible budget. Everyone is talking what Steve spends, but Cossiecrew says compete in it, not try and win it! Remember what your mum used to tell you 'its not the winning, its the taking part'
My dad used to say 'second place is the first loser though'

99% sure I will be racing against Steve this year... but not in the Ford Championship

 

cheers porkie yeah wasnt aiming to win just taking part i know im the best dont need to win to prove it

 

Mark there are other championships you could consider...

I'm going to the autosport next weekend do you want me to have a look round?

 

yeah niceone gaz grab me some leaflets

 

I do catch your drift Porkster, just putting acress worse case scenario so at least people are aware of maximum costs.

It can be done cheaper, but even if you dont count the tyres and fuel, travelling, accomodation, food, fees, insurance, car upkeep, etc still soon adds up.


Jolly good fun though.

Racing against Steve hey Porks??????

 

i just went on brands hatch website to get further details of the ford saloon race and its not even on its calander, does anyone have an idea to ticket costs etc??

 

around Ł15 I reckon

 

shouldnt it be on their website, it has even got it listed as an event!

 

them costs given are surely to compete at the top level in that championship, the series does cater for other less expensive ford cars such as mk3/4 escorts and fiestas, you don't have to be front runner to have fun

steve

 

Porkie if you entered your sierra in this how do you think your car would do

 

Well it wouldn't come last thats for sure

 

The high-powered cars were destroying the tyres Porkie as I don't they weren't designed for 500bhp+ cars, for the rest of the field from what I saw they seemed fine for several races, so like Dan is saying I guess you could say that was worst case.

All the latest info is on the official site which is http://www.fordracinguk.com/ Our PF-Sponsored entrants will be closely followed throughout the year and you can see the build of the cars from shell to completion in Performance Ford every month too.

Very tempted to enter the Fiesta for a round too, nope, I'm too chicken something will happen to it... lol

 

I know just the car if anyone is lookin for something to race!!!

http://forum.fordsport.org.uk/viewthread.php?tid=10017

 

do karting mate, REAL KARTIGN THAT IS

real racers, real costs to be fair, but can be doen on a shoestring

go to www.karting.co.uk

try ebay, and type in either rotax max or tkm