Biggest Budget

Till · Subject: Biggest Budget Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:49 am

Following on from power output, who do you think spend most money getting a car onto the track? ie chassis, engine, performance add ons

Don't include transporter or new tyres every race just plain and simply the car presented ready to race. Maybe even top 5 in order you think?

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d.southy · Subject: Re: Biggest Budget Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:37 am

that could be a tough one, is there any drivers that have parts i.e engine sponsered? And if so can they send one this way!

mrtz_718 · Subject: Re: Biggest Budget Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:42 am

I would say either the Smiths or Murray Harrison as i have heard he has changed bumpers numerous times this year. Would think the Wainmans spend a pretty decent amount too

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mrtz_718 wrote:

I would say either the Smiths or Murray Harrison as i have heard he has changed bumpers numerous times this year.

Yes, the bumpers really are the most expensive part of a stock car. Very Happy

Back to the question....

I suppose it depends on how much they value their time per hour.

You can either buy a brand new ready to race car for a large cash outlay but mininal time outlay, buy all the parts and build it yourself for a lesser cash outlay but large time outlay, or something between the two. But remember that all the hours you spend in the workshop building your car are hours that you aren't out working and earning the £ to pay for it.

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Till · Subject: Re: Biggest Budget Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:27 am

Getting complicated, lets see

Take each drivers present car, brand new, not considering perceived performance, or the fact as a fan you think a blah blah car is more attractive or wotever.

Which 5 do you rate as most valuable in purely a cash sense. One entry per driver.

id reckon

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mrtz_718 · Subject: Re: Biggest Budget Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:36 pm

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maybe not quite in that order though

tim1203 · Number of posts: 81 Registration date: 2009-05-09

I suppose it would come down to a drivers personal wealth as you can spend as much as you want or need to if you have got several million stashed away. That's if you wanted to.
A wealthy sponser or backer ( usually kept secret ) would be a major factor.
A driver who builds his own car and seldom gets major damage dosn't neccesarily need a mega budget ( i.e Andy Smith ) while someone lower down the grades may spend far more than the recognised stars if they get regular damage.
So if you could find a list of everyones personal fortune then there would lie your answer, the list might not be what you first expect, the driver who bought Andy Smith's shale car would i'd of thought have a reasonable budget.
People say Stock Car racing is a working man's motor sport, don't you believe it, it attracts drivers with all different financial resourses.

speedy · Subject: Re: Biggest Budget Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:41 pm

Seeing as the Smiths build & repair their own cars, Im sure they dont spend as much as you may think .... where as many drivers buy a new FWJ car, sometimes ready to go & race. Besides It's non of my business what people spend really!

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Kruiz · Subject: Re: Biggest Budget Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:41 pm

mrtz_718 wrote:

I would say either the Smiths or Murray Harrison as i have heard he has changed bumpers numerous times this year. Would think the Wainmans spend a pretty decent amount too

Bumpers can be changed for next to nothing if you make them yourself, and most drivers would do.

rapidyellow · Subject: Re: Biggest Budget Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:40 pm

probably too many variables to say who has the biggest budget or to even guess at what budgets drivers run to

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mrtz_718 · Subject: Re: Biggest Budget Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:36 pm

Kruiz wrote:

mrtz_718 wrote:

I would say either the Smiths or Murray Harrison as i have heard he has changed bumpers numerous times this year. Would think the Wainmans spend a pretty decent amount too

Bumpers can be changed for next to nothing if you make them yourself, and most drivers would do.

Might not sound much but if replacing then a number of times it does all start to add up

oval smash 09 · Subject: Re: Biggest Budget Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:10 pm

The man that buys a gold roof car and pays for all the Labour costs. Razz