Megane Trophy

[RickP:Clio51]

I reckon a conservative budget from my Clio V6 days:

8 weekends, 16 races

8 tyres/weekend Euro 3000
Insurance/wk Euro 3000
Team costs Euro 3000
Car depreciation Euro 2500 (assuming Euro 60,000 over 3 years/ 24 weekends)
Parts/damage Euro 1500
Engine/Gearbox Euro 9000/yr rebuilds = Euro 1125/weekend

Which comes to 14,125 per weekend = Euro 113,000 which isnt so far from your estimate. But doesn't allow for any testing/unforseen breakages. And I'm told by a man who should know that the engine/gearbox costs could be far far higher.

And the Donington round isn't going to attract more than about 5000 people on previous form... which sadly isn't attractive for sponsors.

Please don't get me wrong, I'd love to race in it, and for it to be a huge commercial success but Euro 100,000 will buy a seat in lot of bigger series at the moment and it's going to be a difficult sell to sponsors.

Cheers Rick