All depends on what you call expensive. This car is rather expensive to run due to the weight and hp. Consumes tires, fuel and brakes pretty quickly. 6 mpg racing. So the dual 8 hour races at RA we ran about 1300 miles. That works out to $735 in fuel. Used up 4 tires and have a 5th thats about half (good for a test day). Also went through 2 complete sets of brake pads for about $1000 Now that doesn't take in to account travel expenses (850 miles each way), lodging or food. Now we had 6 drivers so we split that 6 ways. Sounds like a lot but when you figure how much actual seat time you get for the money, its probably one of the cheapest road race options out there. Now if you run one of the lower hp cars that weigh a lot less you'll cost those costs by probably 75%. They consume very little fuel, tires last much longer and so do brakes. However the fun factory compared to driving this Cougar VS one of those small bore cars... well there's no comparison.
Champcar doesn't require any experience. There are a lot of the small bore teams that rent seats. So it's arrive and drive basically. I think there are seats available for just over $1,000. There was a BMW M3 in our class that rents seats. From what I understand those seats are $3,000 a weekend.
Champcar doesn't require any experience. There are a lot of the small bore teams that rent seats. So it's arrive and drive basically. I think there are seats available for just over $1,000. There was a BMW M3 in our class that rents seats. From what I understand those seats are $3,000 a weekend.