>It would be fun to have more events but it would be very tough on the
> >organizers and setup people. Who knows what would happen if events >were
>advertised....
I do agree with this point, as I was a SOLO II Chairman while attending
college at the same time. It's hectic, and it's hard work, and it's all
worth it to me. My fellow club officers, volunteers and I busted our rears
this last year trying to put on good events once a month. Sometimes we only
drew 40-50 cars, sometimes we drew nearly 100. When we drew 40-50 cars, it
was worth it because the end of the event meant that many more practice
runs. When we had nearly 100 cars, it was worth it because word of our
events was getting out and people were showing up and having fun. There's
no doubt that it's hard on the organizers and volunteers, but they volunteer
because they like the work. If the schedule becomes hectic, you do what our
club did this last year. 2 Autocross chairmen taking turns running the
event. When one was too busy, the other headed the event. When both were
available, split the responsibilities and make the load easier on each
person (just make sure those responsibilities don't overlap ;-) We never
had an event when neither one was available. There's always a way around
these types of problems. In grassroots type racing like this, people know
that the organizers need help or the events don't happen. Getting people to
step up and help usually (in my limited experience) hasn't been much of an
issue, because they want to race, and if helping set up or tear down means
they get to race, then they'll be there.
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