I was about to put a deposit down on a used Radical SR3. In doing my diligence on radical owners forum the real costs of consumables became more transparent. Several stated overall running costs between 500-700/ hr all said and done. I made the 6 hour drive to look at the both the radical and Rush, and for me that rush was an easy win. The consumables on this thing are just unbeatableDavid this is fascinating real world observations and the kind of things i need to hear. The operation costs you guys are showing are below what a spec miata i was driving 10 years ago cost and this car is significantly faster, just truly astounding metrics. It seems this car car has been well thought out. I was looking at Radicals after having driven a few of them, but the fun factor vs cost in this seems so much better. I need to find a place to try one out.
David this is fascinating real world observations and the kind of things i need to hear. The operation costs you guys are showing are below what a spec miata i was driving 10 years ago cost and this car is significantly faster, just truly astounding metrics. It seems this car car has been well thought out. I was looking at Radicals after having driven a few of them, but the fun factor vs cost in this seems so much better. I need to find a place to try one out.@Seanm7455 - David's numbers are fairly accurate from my use (HPDE so far)
I did about 14 hours on the OEM pads at MSR Houston. They still had quite a bit of life left and could have rotated them to wear them out more, but I wanted to try my "standard" PFC pads that I really like the feel of.
Tires lasted about 16 hours of run time before the fronts were gone. I struggled with understeer on the car initially. I'm just more use to a mid engined car that is more rotateable. I'm working on setup now to get it more to my liking.
Rotors show little to no wear even after 18 hours of operation. The PFC will be more aggressive on wear, but I have little concern with them at my local track.
Gas... This is funny, I was chatting with my buddy who runs a full 110 octane car and he will easily spend $1000 a day. I spent $70 for the entire day with the Rush....
Engine rebuild: Rush is advertising 150 hours or so... I figure if I get 100+ hours it beats most of the other "race car" engines that have around 40 to 80 rebuild cycle.
What type? I didn't think this stuff had an expiration.@John H - Oh... good info! My paint dye got too "old" so was no longer accurate and I haven't gotten a new bottle to try.
Yea that was me that was basically my first day besides a break in/shakedown at the firm. @Cale Blevins I get a commission right?Hey John thank you for the response.
By any chance did you happen to be at the chin event last Friday? Because I was on track in a rented Clubsport and there was a white SR on track with me. That car is what got me to look all this up. I really wish I had gone up to the owner and talked.
Hope it was you, your a hell of a driver.
David, any word on these negotiations?Guys, we are currently working with NASA to get this mod factor reduced. As you will see above the standard mod factor for Sport Racers "Prototypes" with a monocoque chassis is higher at -3.4 for ST2. Obviously that is not us but the current highest mod factor for any other car is a -1, we believe the car should be allowed to be run around 1325# with slicks in ST2. Please note this only applies to cars running in ST2. If you are running in a RUSH SR run group the RUSH rules must be followed, Nankang AR-1s and the stock wing.
Hey feel free to send me an email! Brad@properppf.comWill do! I like the idea of someone with experience printing the design for a local installer to apply.