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1) Have any of you guys compiled this type of information before, including oil, tires, belts, filters, and other wear and non-wear items?
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The biggest wear item is tires. We usually get about 3 events on a set of tires and that's about how often we change the oil and filter. We have run the same set of Porterfield R4 pads (NX brakes) on the car since its race birth and there's still more than 1/2 pad left. I love those pads.
Naji has determined that 2000 SE clutch disks will last about 2 seasons (about 16-20 races), and that sounds right but I think our lower-powered car could push it to 3 seasons.
Ball joints wear out once per year or so- NASCAR replaces them after every race.
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2) How much will race fees run? Is it possible to work some NASA events to pay for these events like it is with HPDE's? (I don't think so, but wanted to ask)
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Not that I know of. You might eventually be able to instruct for the region, but not until you have a good bit of experience. I'd check with your Regional Director (RD).
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3) How much should I expect to pay to get licensed?
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VA Comp School is the HPDE fee, plus $50 for National Licensing Fee. Usually less than $300. Our here in SoCal you have to take the Driving Concepts school which is $450... and then another $50 to National, so you guys are getting a good deal.
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4) Are any of you sponsored? If so, would you mind detailing the process of building relationships with sponsors?
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The series has existing sponsorships for the west coast races and if the EC Cup grows to more than 5 cars per race, then I am pretty confident we could get them to include you. By that point, you should be able to attract at least series sponsors on your own.
-J
