The GVKC Summer Series has come to a close, and we took 1st place overall in the Senior Yamaha class! It was a competitive season with all of the drivers running extremely close to each other. Here are some results/stats for the summer series season:

Race Results

Below are the number of races we entered, with the number of finishes/did not finishes.

Races Entered: 12

1st Place Finishes: 5

2nd Place Finishes: 4

3rd Place Finishes: 1

4th Place Finishes: 1

DNFs: 1

Costs

Here are the costs for running 12 races at GVKC, and being competitive. Your results may differ. Fortunately, we didn’t get into any major accidents this year that required new parts. Also, we didn’t have any catastrophic equipment failure, other than an exhaust stud stripping out in a race!

Entry Fees: $420 (12 race days)

Practice Fees: $135 (4 public practice days, 1 private practice day)

Gas: ~$204 (12 gallons + oil)

Tires: $400 (2 full sets for the season. 7 weeks per set)

Future Engine Rebuild: ~$300 (Our engine gets rebuilt every year with at least a new piston/ring/bearings)

Spark Plugs: $45 (new one every race day)

Misc: ~$100 (brake fluid, cleaners, WD-40, hardware)

Grand Total: $1,604

Misc

Some silly and useless statistics that can be derived from all of our book keeping.

Laps turned: 682

Cost per lap: $2.35

Distance driven: 272.8 miles

Cost per mile: $5.87

Average Lap Time: 35.73 seconds

Fastest Lap Time: 34.18 seconds

Max engine RPM: 15,094 RPM

Max speed: 55.1 mph

Times I forgot my transponder at home: 2

Maintenance/Tuning/Work Items: