CalClub also has a "club" oriented organization like SF and used to do the
same thing, workers were provided by the sponsoring club and they did not
get to run that event, but got their points average for that event. And
usually got to play some after the event was over. The profits from the
event went to the club who used it however they saw fit. Some would use it
to pay for members entries in other events or SCCA renewal or for equipment
for the club to use. One problem was the smaller clubs could not come up
with enough workers. It was a long fight when we decided to go to work/run
events, but over all I think it worked out for the best. Another positive
about working the course is many folks find it a good way to observe up
close how others drive specific parts of the course. Also CalClub sets our
run groups so you only have to be there for 1/2 a day if you chose.
Rick Brown
AP 240Z
>Time to tip another sacred cow. :)
>
>Now I've heard from other people (not these guys) the expressed opinion
that
>"autocross sucks because they make you stand around in the sun for two
hours
>chasing cones and it eats your whole day to get 2 min of seat time". Those
of us
>who have been around a little longer (or are perhaps made of stronger
stuff)
>understand that by working, we keep costs down, and so make the sport
affordable
>to all. Some time spend shagging cones is a small price to pay if that's
what it
>takes to keep the sport going.
>
>But yet, it also seems unreasonable to ask for volenteers to work an entire
>event while everybody else runs. In the absence of compensation for
workers, it
>makes more sense to spread the pain as wide as possible - as the current
system
>does.
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>DG
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