Yeah I feel ya, might be a one time deal for me too. I paid $850 for COTA a few years ago, this was for 3 days, Friday/Sat/Sun.
NOLA is a nice place too and I think I paid $280 for the weekend last year.
That being said, this is the nicest track in the country and an absolute pleasure to drive. NASA is in a good position here, supply vs demand and I bet they will fill up every spot even at $1200 because of the hype.
Hopefully once that dies down the costs will come down a bit but not significantly unless they drop the track rental price.
My math is fuzzy here but I figure group limit of 50 cars, 7 groups, 350 people.
$420k
Figure 1/2 that many people for the TnT, another $100k.
Track rental was $50k/day last I heard so $150k for that, figure $50k for op expenses,
$50k in instructor discounts.
$250k net profit? Maybe we will see reg drop a bit in the future if these numbers are remotely correct.
Also keep in mind this will be the safest event you will likely ever be a part of, that is a huge consideration for me, it could make the difference in life or death, huge runoffs, safe walls if you hit them, etc.
Hard to put a price on that kind of safety. The "damage" costs are initially off putting, but if you consider a few grand in damage vs a 100k hospital bill + pain and suffering, it's a damn deal.
In the meantime, I am going to call my guy in Columbia and have him ship me some bricks so I can make this happen
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