View Poll Results: Would you spend $500 to drive a road coarse?

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  • YES I would spend $500.

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Thread: Would you pay $500 to drive your car on a road coarse?

  1. #1
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    Would you pay $500 to drive your car on a road coarse?

    I am determining interest for a group event and have found road coarse days cost about $500. This is a simple poll just to determine interest and not a commitment to any specific event. Simply vote yes or no.

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    $500 per participant?

    NFW.
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    Umm no.


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    I'm guessing the insurance to cover such an event is ridiculously expensive....
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    2017 Ford Fusion Sport DFI Twin Turbo 2.7L V6 6 speed Auto (14.000 ET bone stock in 82 degree heat)
    1985 Mustang GT 5.0 Hatchback 4bbl 5 speed manual (525 HP 363 Dart block/AFR heads with Magnum 6 speed in the works)
    1984 Mustang GT 2.3 Turbo Convertible FI. 5 speed manual
    1966 427 Cobra (ERA) 468 all Aluminum FE 2x4bbl 5 speed manual

    SOLD : 2003 Mercury Marauder FI. 4 speed Auto
    w/Crower Cams & Springs, +1mm SS valves, mild port job on the cylinder heads.
    Extrude honed intake w/PHP spacer.
    Kooks Headers w/2.5" High Flow Cats & X-Pipe, Magnaflow mufflers, OEM tailpipes w/Megs Tips
    B&M Trans cooler w/fan, Level 10 Shift Kit, Art Carr Hughes Deep Sump Trans Pan,
    SVO Rearend Girdle, Redline Gear lube; OEM 3.55s
    'Real Gauges' + matching Trans Temp, Oil Temp, Water Temp, Fuel Pressure, Vacuum/Boost Gauge
    Built: 10/15/02 Bought: 12/16/02 Sold: 10/15/18

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    Doesn't look like I can pay that much. My "I need $500 so I can run my car on a road coarse." Go Fund Me page only raised $8.

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    Paul T. Casey

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Walsh View Post
    I'm guessing the insurance to cover such an event is ridiculously expensive....
    Good point...

    How long is the event? If it's a couple hours, NFW. If it was an all day, two day event, hell yeah
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    Why so pricey? Our local track has open lapping days about $140. Track rental is $500 per hour or 4-6k per day depending on day of the week.

    https://torontomotorsportspark.com/r...course-rental/


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    It costs $ 250 for two 15 minute sessions at the New Jersey Motorsport Park when my SAAC club runs an event there. We rent the larger Thunderbolt track.

    The smaller Lightning track is banked and made more for motorcycles.

    When I run at Charlotte Motor Speedway with the MCA weekends, it is $ 150.00 for two sessions.

    I think $ 500 is a bit much.

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    no way!!!!
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    Only if it was for two days with at least 4 twenty minute sessions per day.
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    How coarse?
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