Over on the General Formula Car Discussion topic, I've been conducting a survey of operational costs for each class. Here I'm only interested in costs that differ significantly between the classes, and not, for example, entrance fees, hotel, food, etc.
Drivers from some classes have responded with data for their class, and the result is a spreadsheet in Google docs.
Here's what I have for this class. If you have changes, please reply below, and I will update the spreadsheet.Class name: FE
Engine make: Mazda
Engine model: MZR
Displacement: 2300
Power at crank, HP: 171
Torque at crank, ft-lbs: 168
Weight with driver, lbs: 1,270
Purchase new, $: 60,000
Tires set, $: 720
Tire competitive heat cycles: 13
Engine rebuild, $: 6,350
Engine competitive hours: 80
Fuel $/gallon: 7.00
Fuel gallons/hour: 10
Brake pads set, $: 322
Brake pads hours: 17
Gearbox hours: ?
Gearbox rebuild, $: ?
Other operational costs, $:
Thanks,
Greg Holmberg