We thought we would be getting through at least one T-plate too after reading things on here but all 7 trucks lasted fine.
The shocks did pop open for some teams. I suppose the shell does go some way to protecting the shocks but we used a drop of superglue on our shock caps and they were fine.
The race format was totally excellent and we are looking forward to the next endurance race. As long as you have at least 4 ppl per team the cost is ok too. We paid around about 22 pounds each in a 4 man team for the entry fee including the kit which was ok considering the club made a bit of profit on the cars. We had bought 15 kits in total for the race and ended up with 8 to sell. The kits we ran with all "dispersed" among the racers.
Can't wait for the next one