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Cathar · 02-10-2006, 03:16 AM

I think that the main expense of track days is the tyres.

A track day at Phillip Island will set you back around £79 equivalent, £75 if you're a regular. At Eastern Creek, around £70. That gets you 6 x 20min sessions.

Problem with a track day is that if you're a quick rider, you'll chew through a set of sticky sports tyres about every two or three track days, or about £70-105 per day in tyres. Throw in fuel, food, and transport, and you're looking at about an extra £50 on top of that.

So all up, a track day here costs around the £210 mark, or about $500 Aussie dollars. Even if the track itself was free, it'd still be around the £140 mark at best, or about $310 Aussie.

That's the sort of thing which the average Aussie could afford every 2 months.

02-10-2006, 03:16 AM	#61
Cathar Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,538	Re: Any Motorcycle Riders Here? Post Your Ride(s) I think that the main expense of track days is the tyres. A track day at Phillip Island will set you back around £79 equivalent, £75 if you're a regular. At Eastern Creek, around £70. That gets you 6 x 20min sessions. Problem with a track day is that if you're a quick rider, you'll chew through a set of sticky sports tyres about every two or three track days, or about £70-105 per day in tyres. Throw in fuel, food, and transport, and you're looking at about an extra £50 on top of that. So all up, a track day here costs around the £210 mark, or about $500 Aussie dollars. Even if the track itself was free, it'd still be around the £140 mark at best, or about $310 Aussie. That's the sort of thing which the average Aussie could afford every 2 months.