(25-10-2015, 01:42 PM)MY95 Wrote: Fair enough, guessing the Focus weighs around the 1400kg mark?
Never knew that Tom, but now I do, knew bout the IBS though
Will you be making FCS/Pugfest next year?

(25-10-2015, 09:01 AM)Toms306 Wrote: The petrol wouldn't be a similar weight...  It'd be something light and revvy for track, not a bloody diesel or heavy, rolly comfort spec car.

Thought you'd have been on here long enough to know by now lol, I'm agoraphobic...  Can't/Don't travel more than an hour from home...  Germany is a bit more than that.

(26-10-2015, 07:12 AM)Poodle Wrote: Last year myself and 4 others made a 2200 mile round trip of it over 11 days. We went through 7 different countries and a LOT of mountain passes, including a three day stay near the ring with a few laps for good measure. We took a tuned hdi, a gti6 and a z3 2.8 and drove them pretty hard all the way round. Total cost per person? £450. That's every last penny accounted for, breathalysers,insurance, beer, camping, laps, the lot.

Use your brain a bit and it can be done cheaply: Ferry tickets are cheaper mid-week at unpopular times of day. If there's more than one person in a car you can save on a night's camping by splitting the driving overnight. Cater in a group and cook dinner at the campsite rather than going out. Take a big tent because it's cheaper to have one large pitch than 3 small ones. Keep an eye on fuel station prices and fill up when it's cheap, not just when you need to. You get the idea.