[Fot] Fwd: TR4 Engines and recessions

[Bill Babcock]

No, but Craig did, and I have to say that spell checkers aside, it's  
looks a little silly to pejoratively call someone geniuses when you  
spell it "genesis".

Clubs don't make big money on events. In fact many usually lose some  
on a few, make some on a few and it all comes out in the wash. They  
set the fees where they suspect they will come out best. Too high and  
you don't get enough cars, too low and you can't cover expenses--there  
are a limited number of likely entries for every event except the huge  
ones like Monterey.

Clubs are going to go through hard times this year i suspect. some may  
not survive. It behooves us all to be as supportive as we can be. No  
clubs=no races. Then what? i'll just be a hoodlum out tearing up  
backcountry roads, that's what, and no one wants to see that.


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> On Feb 25, 2009, at 9:27 AM, RACER BUD wrote:
>
>> I'm kind of confused here..i didn't say anything about entry fees?
>> Racer Bud
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Horstkorta" <vintage.racer at comcast.net 
>> >
>> To: "'Craig'" <wensley_tr at comcast.net>; "'RACER BUD'" <budscars at comcast.net 
>> >; <westerneagleracing at att.net>; <fot at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:12 AM
>> Subject: RE: [Fot] TR4 Engines and recessions
>>
>>
>>> It's not just the track rental cost that dictates enter fees.  It  
>>> may vary
>>> from club to club but out here in the West, enter fees also cover  
>>> ambulance,
>>> EMT, fire vehicle, tow trucks, corner workers, race stewards and  
>>> the biggee
>>> - insurance.  All are essential elements and our club would not  
>>> run an event
>>> without any of them.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>> To: 'RACER BUD'; westerneagleracing at att.net; fot at autox.team.net
>>> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 Engines and recessions
>>>
>>> Hey Bud
>>> If the genesis that run the races, don't start looking at lowering  
>>> the fees.
>>> They may not have as many cars as it takes to run the events.
>>> You know what I mean.
>>> Craig