Getting Started
Budgeting for a season in karting
The table below assumes you need to get
a kart and some racewear. These could last you as much
as 3-4 seasons before needing replacement. There are also
consumables such as tyres, oil & fuel, and of course
spares required for breakages and tinkering with your
chassis setup.
Costs vary quite a bit between the various
classes; for example a PCR PV50 100cc engine, as used
in the F100 class, should be rebuilt every 250 laps or
so, while a motor such as the Rotax FR 125 MAX can run
for up to 3000 laps without a major rebuild.
We have tried to put together a sample
budget for kart racing. The example we have used is based
on classes using the non gearbox chassis. Estimates are
for a reasonably competitive team competing in approximately
12 events a year plus one day spent practicing for each
event. Spares listed include allowance for a reasonable
amount of breakages.
As you become more experienced you will
find you spend less money on spares and practicing … but
more on "go-faster" items.
| Chassis & Engine (Complete Kart) |
| |
New |
60cc Junior |
±R 30k |
| Max Classes |
±R 78k |
| |
Used |
60cc Junior |
|
| Max Classes |
± R 30k |
|
|
|
|
| Consumables |
| |
Tyres
[new set every 2nd race] |
9 340
|
|
|
Brake
Pads (4 sets) |
2 000
|
|
|
Engine
Rebuilds |
2 000-8 500
|
|
|
Fuel (± 250L) |
2 250
|
|
|
Synthetic
2 Stroke Oil (± 10L) |
1 700
|
|
|
Chains
(x4) |
1 300 |
|
|
Sprockets
(x 5) |
1 000
|
|
|
Nose
Cone |
1 000
|
|
|
Spark
Plugs (x 3) |
785
|
|
|
|
|
| Racewear |
|
|
Race
Suit |
± 1 500-4 500
|
|
|
Boots
|
± 700 - 1500
|
|
|
Gloves
|
± 250
- 800
|
|
|
|
|
| Spares
|
|
|
Hubs
|
± 500 |
|
|
Axles
|
± 1800
|
|
|
Rims
(set of 4) |
± 2 000-4 500
|
|
|
Engine
Mountings |
± 700
|
|
|
|
|
| Licence / Race Entry |
| |
Licence
(Regional) |
± 250 |
|
|
Compulsory
Medical Insurance |
± 320 |
|
|
Club
Fee |
± 400
|
|
|
Practice
Card |
±
2 500
|
|
|
Race
Entry (12 events) |
±
8 400
|
|
