One final note about the cost,

Us participants did some rough calculations and have guessed, correctly, with confirmation from Porsche/Manthey that they are actually losing money on the event.

10 of us paid them half a million euros total for the 5 days, so 10k per person a day. Car rental, track rental. We go through at least one set of tires a day, have full time mechanics on duty, their top instructors giving practically 1 on 1 coaching. Trainers and doctors on site every day, all the personal racing equipments. catering with excellent food, hotel stay for their staff of 60 (the top brasses and instructors stayed with us at Rome Cavalieri), it all adds up. Flying in Mark Webber is also not cheap as he has to take a detour to us before heading Austin for F1.

There was no official confirmation of numbers but our best guess is that the event was subsidized by at last 100k from them if not more. 

 

 


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