A few cars from 2019 Super Lap at COTA
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A few cars from 2019 Super Lap at COTA
Tons of Subies..... one Evo. What happened to all the Evo time attack cars? Anyway, pretty amazing amateur-built cars are lapping COTA at a similar pace to full blown race cars.
https://motoiq.com/2019-super-lap-ba...-the-americas/
https://motoiq.com/2019-super-lap-ba...-the-americas/
It's absurdly expensive to run that event. You don't even want to see the costs of what you have to pay if you have an off or fluid spill...
For just the price to enter Superlap Battle there I could run half a season of Gridlife. Please don't take this as me knocking the event in any way. I watched both days of the event on their stream and wish I could have gone in person and I'm super happy the US is trying to build a WTAC style event but it's not an event you can enter without some deep pockets, lots of those guys have teams and sponsors to help heft some a good chunk of their costs.
For just the price to enter Superlap Battle there I could run half a season of Gridlife. Please don't take this as me knocking the event in any way. I watched both days of the event on their stream and wish I could have gone in person and I'm super happy the US is trying to build a WTAC style event but it's not an event you can enter without some deep pockets, lots of those guys have teams and sponsors to help heft some a good chunk of their costs.
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Oh, I listened to James Houghton's interview... definitely mega $$$ for the oil spill. It is a FIA track with the first Indycar race coming up next month. The surface has to be pristine.
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In Au at one track, probably most, if you hit the wall they charge you a grand to repaint it lol
Attendance did look pretty weak. This may not have been the greatest track for a Time Attack event, either.
$1500 entry fee
$100 garage spot fee
Hazard fees:
Ouch!
$1500 entry fee
$100 garage spot fee
Hazard fees:
- Paint/Track surface/Facilities $195 per 100 yard
- Guard Rails $195 per foot
- Tech Pro Barrier $985 per block
- Catch Fence Panel $975 per panel
- Catch Fence Pole $780 per pole
- Tire Disposal $25 per tire
- Oil Dry Absorbent 40kg bag $65 per bag
- Liquid Spill on Track $500 per corner
- Liquid Spill paddock/pit lane/garages $500 per area
Ouch!
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$100 for a garage spot actually seems cheap. I looked up some standard track days at COTA, $575-$600 for a single day, $1000 for 2-days (ChinTrackDays). So $1500 seems about right for a 2-day competition event. But yeah, COTA is just expensive. Cost of driving on a FIA/F1 track. Uh, don't crash and make sure your car isn't leaking. On the flipside, COTA being a FIA track has tons of runoff and sand traps, so crashing into a wall would take a really big screw-up.