2019 Sandblast Expenses
8 January 2019Motorcycle racing isn't cheap.
In the interest of full transparency, here's a tally of my costs involved. I've grouped the expenses into several categories:
- Entry: entry and administrative fees
- Racer: things for me
- Vehicle: things for the bike
- Cosmetic: things related to making the bike look good
- Travel: things related to getting to and from the event
Keep in mind, as I have been riding for years, I already have a lot of motorcycle gear. Don't consider this an exhaustive list of what's needed to participate in an event like this—notably, I also did not include any food costs. Most items in the list are linked to a relevant blog post.
| Amount | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 290.00 | Entry | Sandblast Rally 2019 motorcycle early entry fee |
| 45.00 | Entry | NASA Rally Sport 365-day membership fee |
| 65.00 | Entry | NASA rally license fee |
| 70.00 | Entry | Medical evaluation |
| 220.00 | Racer | Leatt Fusion 3.0 body protector (used) |
| 24.95 | Racer | First aid kit |
| 130.00 | Racer | Bill Conger's Rally Racing Clinic |
| 200.00 | Vehicle | Rally Moto Kit fiberglass fairing (used) |
| 62.61 | Vehicle | WPS Featherweight lithium battery |
| 123.11 | Vehicle | Shinko 546 front and rear tires |
| 41.71 | Vehicle | Kenda font and rear heavy duty tubes |
| 10.00 | Vehicle | IRC front and rear rim strips |
| 26.95 | Vehicle | Enduro Engineering roll chart holder |
| 52.58 | Vehicle | Motorex 10W50 synthetic oil and K&N filter |
| 14.13 | Vehicle | replacement Acerbis gas cap |
| 16.07 | Vehicle | replacement seat bolt kit |
| 15.06 | Vehicle | countershaft seal kit |
| 9.29 | Vehicle | countershaft sprocket bolt and dome washer |
| 78.77 | Cosmetic | vinyl wrap materials |
| 281.93 | Travel | 3 nights lodging near the rally |
| 208.91 | Travel | fuel for the truck |
Total cost: not cheap
Although the entry fee for Sandblast is relatively low, that's only a small part of the expense of participating in an event like this. Many thanks to my coworker and friend Andrew for his support in getting me to the 2019 Sandblast Rally.
