Jamie Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 I moved back to the west coast. Trying to squeeze in a race before my wife moves out. I am desperate enough for wheel time that I'll race Lemons. I race a lot. I have rented from something like 10 teams. Have been to 18 different tracks and participated in 25+ race weekends. I have been trained to do over the limit vehicle evaluations by multiple car manufacturers where I did engine/chassis controls. I had my SCCA competition license but let it expire because it was too expensive to race in. I use iracing regularly and have my B license. I can provide references and have videos. They can actually be found on my website. https://jameswolak.wordpress.com/ along with additional info. I am looking to spend ~$250 per hour, yes I know that no one actually charges by the hour but this is my rule of thumb. -Jamie james.wolak@gmail.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drKorf Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 I actually charge by the hour: $200. I registered for the race long ago, but my Miata isn't running (still). I suppose I could run my B-Spec, but it's a fresh build and taking it to a Lemons race is a bit of a risk. There are also late fees at this point. I was actually planning on running it at the Lemons test day. That's $399 for ~7 hours of track time + $199 per extra driver (I have a potential new teammate who would join me). The whole day with consumables would be about $1000 of which I expect to pay $500. So how much would it cost to race instead of practice? Team registration is $1300 + $500 in late fees (2 late drivers). Consumables would run about $800 plus an additional $25/hr for random wear-n-tear. So that's $3000 for 3 people. I don't want to pay more than about $700. That leaves $2300 for the arrive-n-drives. Expected driving time is 5.75 hours per arrive-n-drive (I'm recovering from knee surgery and won't drive more than 1 90-minute stint per day). That comes out to $200 per hour. Huh, it's the usual rate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donovan Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Somebody rent this man a seat- he's fast, and willing to pitch in on repairs, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Moone Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Welcome back to the Left Coast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi_Im_Will Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 You should come east and race with me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted May 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 On 5/11/2017 at 5:33 PM, Hi_Im_Will said: You should come east and race with me. Wish I got to do Mid Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted May 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Last second bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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