Racer's insurance?
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Racer's insurance?
I had an idea the other day about a type of insurance, kinda like a protection plan, that could be purchased on race day.
You sign up to race for the weekend, but you also have an option to sign up for insurance at $10.00 that would cover any parts broken during the weekend. If 100 racers showed up, the shop would get $1,000.00, so they could easily replace A-arms, bulkheads and an occasional speed controller/battery.
I am not sure if anyone would even opt to sign up for it, I know I never buy a protection plan. It was just a crazy idea I had bouncing around.
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You sign up to race for the weekend, but you also have an option to sign up for insurance at $10.00 that would cover any parts broken during the weekend. If 100 racers showed up, the shop would get $1,000.00, so they could easily replace A-arms, bulkheads and an occasional speed controller/battery.
I am not sure if anyone would even opt to sign up for it, I know I never buy a protection plan. It was just a crazy idea I had bouncing around.
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Re: Racer's insurance?
It's an interesting concept for sure. Of course depending on your track the price may have to be adjusted. I think you'd run the risk of fraud running rampant though. It would be hard to prove whether or not a part was broken on the track. I could see a lot of unscrupulous people taking advantage of such a program. ![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
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Re: Racer's insurance?
I agree. Lets see... people are prosecuted all the time for Auto Insurance fraud, Medical Insurance fraud, Home Insurance fraud. I think every kind of insurance has had fraud so why would be this any different.THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote:I think you'd run the risk of fraud running rampant though. It would be hard to prove whether or not a part was broken on the track. I could see a lot of unscrupulous people taking advantage of such a program.
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Re: Racer's insurance?
You would need "licensed" inspectors taking apart the cars pre/post race for a necessary exam, have marshals trained in "accident fault" insurance, come up with a deductible schedule, and keep an eye out for bashers who decide to race because, "hey, free parts!"
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Re: Racer's insurance?
I dont think it would be that hard to watch it. Tech all cars covered and ony pay out if it breaks whlie racing in front of everybody ![Question :?:](./images/smilies/icon_question.gif)
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Of course new racers must be charged accordingly. So, there would need to be a comprehensive fom to fill out before you get covered. Experience, type of car, history, etc. ![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
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Re: Racer's insurance?
as a "racer", shouldn't you always have spare parts on hand before you even leave your house? back when i raced weekly, my parts/electronics box contained enough stuff to build another car, minus a chassis. if i broke that, i was having a bad day and should just go home anyway. ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
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Re: Racer's insurance?
Every track should havd a stocked hobby shop so I don't have to carry a full cars worth of spares when I go racing. Also, jwscab sent me some b44.1 suspension spares for this weekend and 1 front arm, caster block, shock tower and shock cap were needed..............not for me but another racerscr8p wrote:as a "racer", shouldn't you always have spare parts on hand before you even leave your house? back when i raced weekly, my parts/electronics box contained enough stuff to build another car, minus a chassis. if i broke that, i was having a bad day and should just go home anyway.
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Re: Racer's insurance?
scr8p wrote:as a "racer", shouldn't you always have spare parts on hand before you even leave your house? back when i raced weekly, my parts/electronics box contained enough stuff to build another car, minus a chassis. if i broke that, i was having a bad day and should just go home anyway.
I know back in the 80's finding an open hobby shop to buy parts was next to impossible on race day, so I did carry enough spares. Today my local track has a very well stocked hobby shop, so I know I cna buy anything I break, well except for a RC-10 shock tower ...
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Re: Racer's insurance?
that logic only works when the track you're at has an on-site hobby shop. 75% of the tracks i raced at didn't, you had to be self sufficient. the track might have been affiliated with a hobby shop, but you weren't gonna go and drive there to pick up a part in between heats.Charlie don't surf wrote:Every track should havd a stocked hobby shop so I don't have to carry a full cars worth of spares when I go racing.
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