Nationals

[bad450r08]

Just wanted to see how many people have ever tried to run the atv mx nationals out of the bed of your truck? I have always wanted to race the nationals and finally have the money to but not enough to get a trailer though. So i plan on racing atleast 3 or 4. What do yall think about racing out of the bed of my truck? How many started out like this and adventually got a trailer?

[ronnoc47]

I did Redbud and Walnut out of my Pickup. I even slept in a small tent for three nights at Redbud. I'm doing it backwards. I used to have a trailer and had to sell it to have the money to race. If you love to race it dosen't matter how you get there.

[One_Bad_400]

Pay my fee's and i'll let you roll in my trailer, use my stuff, wash your bike with my pressure washer and sleep in my bed ;) wait, i mean, can stay in my bus.......

[bad450r08]

So all i gotta do is pay your fees? And you will pay for gas?

[Balaz_73*00]

I hit a few of the far ones with my buddy out the bed of a truck. Your able to haul *** without a trailer and much easier on the MPG. We stayed in a hotel though. Dont let not having a trailer hold you back. Its a luxury, not a necessity

[skyeryder]

trade you truck for a 15 passenger van, you can haul your quad and have something to camp out of

[bad450r08]

How much is it for each class you enter in and gate fees and all the other fees for the whole weekend? Im trying to add up gas and everything to get a ball park of how much i am going to be spending.

[SRH]

cargo van is where its at i had a full sized e 250 , i could sleep in it with my quad safely locked up and out of the weather along with my equipment

[One_Bad_400]

Gate fee - $35-$40
classes - $40 each (run 2, because it sucks if something happens in 1 moto)
Practice - $25 each class
transponder - ~35 (i think)
Bike fuel - $20
Camping at LL was $30 a night.

looking at around $200 for gate fee and classes to race. (not including if you have to pay for camping or truck fuel)

[mxduner]

Originally posted by One_Bad_400
Gate fee - $35-$40
classes - $40 each (run 2, because it sucks if something happens in 1 moto)
Practice - $25 each class
transponder - ~35 (i think)
Bike fuel - $20
Camping at LL was $30 a night.

looking at around $200 for gate fee and classes to race. (not including if you have to pay for camping or truck fuel) I've never raced a national, but is the transponder required? if so since when?

[bad450r08]

i added it all up with gas to get their and for the bike and all the race fees for 2 classes and buying the transponder for 150 it ended up being around 1600. But thats only racing the south races

[jerkyboy]

$1600 Thats about what It caust me to go to loretta Lynns.
Fuel alone was about $800

[mxpimp2000]

i done the poor boy race rig at LL this year. i slept in a EZ-up cannopy with the walls on it and air mattress. it came a flood saturday and sunday and soaked almost all of my stuff but i made it thru the weekend and ill tell you this ill never do it again without a enclosed trailer. its soo much more convient to have a enclosed for everything in case of storms and etc. i had a blast even tho i was sleeping outdoors and i spent around $500 for my whole weekend including gas for my 4cycl s10 lol

the transponders are $150 to rent and $125 is refundable on sunday when u return them. if you use a debit/credit card they charge ur card $35 and if you dont return the transponder sunday they will charge ur card additional $125. I left sunday and got 10mins down the road until i noticed my bike still had the transponder on it so i had to turn around and take it back to save my card being charged more money,

next year i will be investing in a trailer and doing things different.

[One_Bad_400]

ya, if you could do the series for 1,600, then ALOT more people would be there. we've spent up to 3000 a weekend...


and thats not including if you wreck and break stuff and you have to go to the parts counter and get some stuff.. because wrecks do happen, and stuff does break. its not the matter of if, its when.

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by skyeryder
trade you truck for a 15 passenger van, you can haul your quad and have something to camp out of
thats what we did ! WEll.. its a 10 passenger and we LOVE IT !
Its really nice for the long trips so my kids can stretch out and sleep ...
We pull an enclosed with it ,doesnt have alot of guts but it gets the job done and a hell of alot cheaper pmt than another truck pmt . I thik it has the 1 ton chassis .
We have too many quads to put in the back of it :p but I know of one of the Pros who does it with his !:D

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by jerkyboy
$1600 Thats about what It caust me to go to loretta Lynns.
Fuel alone was about $800
Thats what we spend on Ave. to run the Nats. on the West Coast.
When we were in Arizona and SoCal it cost us 2 G's . Fuel is almost half of our budget :ermm:
thats not including race gas, vehicle maintenence or parts of course.

[bad450r08]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mxpimp2000
the transponders are $150 to rent and $125 is refundable on sunday when u return them. if you use a debit/credit card they charge ur card $35 and if you dont return the transponder sunday they will charge ur card additional $125.

On the website its says you can either buy one for 150 or rent on for 150 and get 125 back. It gives you a link to where you can order one from.

[bad450r08]

And im going by the gas mpg my truck gets which is only bout 12mpg. I figured all the miles up and gas.
Pell city 254 miles $109
Balance moto x 292 miles $150
Muddy Creek 498 miles $211
Birch Creek 721 miles $300
Lorettas 167 miles $71

[reconmaster]

i did the tent or slept in my truck fr unadilla
bring a small bbq/coleman stove or your own if you can bring a full sizer
build a race resume to get some sponsors local and corparate (ei companies)
buy powdered gatorade to save you money on buying both water and gatorade seperatly

buy lots of granola bars

save money where you can

[One_Bad_400]

hit a deer on the way there, plenty of meat for the whole family the whole weekend. :macho

[mxduner]

Originally posted by One_Bad_400
hit a deer on the way there, plenty of meat for the whole family the whole weekend. :macho collect the insurance check, cash in on more go fast parts. enjoy your meal:blah:

[reconmaster]

there are 3 ways to kill a deer and those for taking notes thats the easiest

[jerkyboy]

It may be the easiest but by no means the cheapest

[Moto49X]

Use to race alot of nationals, and ive seen a lot of guys who go in the bed of the truck. But after the first one I ever went to I could tell you that I will never go without a trailer.

[300racer]

wow the price to race a national is just crazy! i thought gncc's was a rip off! i can race a weekend at a gncc with $100 not including fuel.

[jerkyboy]

Just your race fee are not bad for a national race
$40 to race
$25 Friday practice (not required to practice but better to)
$150 transponder after race you get back $125
$40 to get into the track for the weekend

Travel expences are what kills you.

[300racer]

Originally posted by jerkyboy
Just your race fee are not bad for a national race
$40 to race
$25 Friday practice (not required to practice but better to)
$150 transponder after race you get back $125
$40 to get into the track for the weekend

Travel expences are what kills you.
40 to race isn't bad but 25 to practice? that should be with the 40 you pay to race! and 150 for a tansponder? i was pizzd when i had to pay 50 at a gncc. and 40 for the weeken? it is 12 at a gncc. it takes some serious cash to race a national i'm glad i read it here cause i want to try one and i never would have brought enough money! lol

[bad450r08]

Anybody tried a moving truck? You can find them for cheap in good condition and then i wouldnt have to put all the miles on my truck.

[mxduner]

Originally posted by bad450r08
Anybody tried a moving truck? You can find them for cheap in good condition and then i wouldnt have to put all the miles on my truck. 'cube' vans are pretty popular in the bike world. Get a van with the cab over. it works wonders for storing gear sleeping bags and water tanks. On site makes a great sleeping section.

the - are, just another vehicle laying around the yard thou along with tabs, ins., and maintenance. but it has tons of props thou

[jerkyboy]

300racer
To me $25 for practice is cheap our local tracks charge us $35/$40
And the $150 for the transponder you get $125 back when you return it. So it s only $25 to rent it for the weekend.

[300racer]

Originally posted by jerkyboy
300racer
To me $25 for practice is cheap our local tracks charge us $35/$40
And the $150 for the transponder you get $125 back when you return it. So it s only $25 to rent it for the weekend.

is practice a day b4 the race? and you can ride as long as you want or need? if so thats not to bad but do they really need 150 for the transponder? i'm thinking of trying a national some time soon but not sure if i could make it one weekend of racing for uner 300.

[RG #43]

Yes, $25 Practice is optional for all day Fri scheduled in groups. It works out to a good deal of practice. You still get Practice in the mornings on race day with your race entry.

Racing a National is not much more than racing a local series. It is the fuel that is the killer. Food cost the same whether you take it to eat at the track or at home, so I don't consider it as part of the expense. We were $700 in fuel to go to Red Bud from Manitoba, Canada. Another $100+ on Toll roads plus the already mentioned race day fee's. It all depends how far you are from the track.