What Does it Cost to Race?

To get you and your car up to MSA racing spec, it should cost less than a set of twin carbs!

One important misconception needs laying to rest.

It is NOT expensive to participate

All that's needed is:

1. a car (obviously)
2. a minimum of a two layer Nomex suit (starting at £170 from Advance Autosport)
3. A pair of gloves (£30ish)
4. A BS Type-A/FR helmet (£70ish for open face or full face for £140ish from V2 Sport) although BS Type A are legal for 2009 they will not be for 2010 when they will be replaced with BS Type A/FR as a minimum standard, hence we don't recommend buying a BS Type A helmet at this time. Snell SA-2000/2005 is the other newer helmet standard that is legal at this time.
5. A 4kg fire extinguisher (£20ish)
6. An MSA "Non-Race National B" License (£35)
7. A full membership to the club (get your membership form and Licence Application form from Our Downloads Page

So for less than the price of a pair of twin carbs you're ready to go! Oh and you'll need about a hundred and thirty quid to enter the race meeting (for which you get 4 tickets - Bug Jam tickets cost £50 each - do the maths!)

The four entry tickets to events can be distributed to your crew (i.e. helpful friends) to share the cost of the race entry. On top of which you get to be involved with all that as a 'racer' in the pits!