Rider Wanted, Racebike to lease

[dsb]

For what it's worth, and for comparison.... Back in the mid to late eighties I worked for an SCCA race outfit that did this type of thing...

If we took _your_ car to the track it was $500 per race weekend plus mileage. That got you transport and a dedicated crew. Crash repair was extra, parts and labor, driver responsible for all fees, tires, fuel, meals, etc.

If you rented our Sports Renault the rental was $1200 - $1500 per race weekend with a $2500 crash deposit. Driver schools were 1/2 price, but the above conditions applied. Transport and crew included, mileage applied, and the additional caveat that if you buzzed the motor (tattle tail tach...) you paid for a rebuild...

We had 3 'rental' cars and they were booked for every event we went to...

Keep in mind, these were the charges for 1/one/uno weekend... Now back to our program already in progress...

[LoneWolfRacing]

To make it more clear, I am not renting the bike on a per weekend basis. I am looking for someone who wants to commit to doing the full schedule, if someone can do 8 of 10 rounds, that ok too, but this program is not a weekend to weeknd arrangement.

[wvracer97]

I don't really see the deal...

You pay for the tires...
You pay for the parts if you crash it...
You pay for the race entries...
It looks like you have to work for nothing for endurance..but essentially they are paying for help with the race bike kawasaki...
and at the end of the year...they have no bike?

What makes this such a great deal that instead of paying $5.5-6k for the bike itself that you get a bike to keep at the end of the year...

If you have in fact raced with any seriousness you would know that a properly prepared racebike will cost you at least 8k in mods and that's not even including the price of the new bike (which is more than this mythical 6k...) Dave is doing a good thing and I hope it works out for someone.  Hell, it helped me when I raced for him last year.  I started kicking everyone's a$$ and qualified in my first attempt at an AMA National!  The logic is easy to see and it also helps fund his Endurance effort for '06.  It's a no-brainer for both parties involved.  Good luck Dave!

[Super Dave]

I'd say a good 600 to really go ride fast is going to set a rider back $12k.  

As for older or younger riders...

Hey, if this program doesn't look good to you, it's not for you.  However, some factory riders have paid, or have had sponsors that did so, for their rides.  If there's no value in this for you, I wouldn't recommend buying it.  However, if you see value in the program, then it's in your interest to look at it.

[tengonada]

Tshort, the lease fee is the cost of using the bike, spares etc.. If you look at it in the sense of 10 rounds, you are paying $350 per round to race the bike, have all the other equipment at your disposal.
To clear up a point, if you crash and say, bend a rim, you will not be charged, you will only be charged for replacement if there are no further spares. So after the second front rim you would be pay for one  replacement.
ALL POINTS WILL BE IN A WRITTEN CONTRACT, THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AND AGREED UPON.
This gives both sides assurances.

Aight....that makes the deal much better :)

[LoneWolfRacing]

Hey Scott! Hope you had a good new year and a smooth move to the Southwest. Scott (Wvracer97)
rode great for our endurance effort last year, which I have to admit was not as organised in the beginning as I had hoped, I learned a great deal from last season. With this knowledge I am able to offer a solid, organised plan this season.

Of course the rider in this plan does not have to share equipment with 2 other riders like the endurance team members have to, this makes setup a lot less of a compromise.

And for you skeptics, no I did not pay WVracer to post a positive word about what I am doing. Scott really stepped up last season and it showed in his solid results at the AMA VIR round.   ;D

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

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[wvracer97]

You know Dave... the Miller Motorsports round is AWFULLY close to where I'm now at, and it's the weekend before my AMA round there... HMMMMM?! ;)

[LoneWolfRacing]

Scott, I noticed, right now the team is set, it is a long season and maybe will call upon your riding at Miller. Either way, good luck this season, see you at Miller!