Howdy,
On Tue, 23 Nov 2004, Andy Hollis wrote:
> Dear Dr. Draconian, :-)
>
> This is a classic case of what works in one area may not work in
> another.
Indeed.
> As another anecdotal datapoint, we often have terribly disappointing
> attendance at our divisionals throughout Texas, regardless of whether
> they are held in DFW, Houston or Austin. Way less than a normal
> regional (200 cars at a regional, 100 at a divisional). Not because of
> event quality, but because it costs participants more than they are
> willing to pay to play. Even with the temp membership offer. Your
> suggestions would not fly well here.
Am I the only one that thinks divisionals are silly? They're solely run
by the local region, which is a _huge_ burden compared to a tour where the
national staff helps or a regional where you don't need to be quite so
anal about everything. They've also got less 'status' than a tour.
I just can't see a reason why we keep doing divisionals. Certainly as a
local region chair I don't see the point vs. a Tour or ProSolo...
Mark
(oh, and yes, I agree with Andy that requiring an SCCA membership would
suck here in Pittsburgh).
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