<solo chairman hat>
Out here in Wichita Region, we're looking at the possibility (almost necessity)
of raising our entry fees. Currently we charge $10 for members and $15 for
non-members for regular events. ($5 more for events at our one site that charges
a lot rental) Our rates have been the same for many years, with the question of
raising them being mentioned almost every year since I got involved 5 years ago.
This year, our Solo program barely broke even. (in fact, I blew my budget by
$160) Next year, I want to be able to afford equipment purchases and repairs
that we all want while staying well within a budget.
We have many options. My favorites are the simplest ($5 increments, easy on the
Registrar), and give the best results:
Option 1: Raise to $15/20 for all events. (absorbing the cost of the lot rental
into the overall budget) $20 seems awfully steep for an entry fee, remember,
this is Kansas... cost of living is pretty cheap. This option gives us a $2100
budget surplus.
Option 2: Raise to $15 for all comers at all events. (absorbing the cost of the
lot rental into the overall budget, and not gouging non-members) Given that our
total entry generally consists of about 20% non-members, we don't lose much by
doing this. This option gives us a $1700 budget surplus.
Our board of directors seems to be inclined towards sticking with their
traditional policy of "non-member fees must be higher than member fees".
Getting Option 1 past them probably wouldn't be too difficult with the given
budget. I'd like to find some justification/argument to support a $15/all entry
fee.
What are other regions/clubs doing? Is there any good philosophy behind why
you're doing it?
</solo chairman hat>
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Loren Williams | Loren@kscable.com
'96 Mazda Miata | Wichita Region SCCA - http://www2.southwind.net/~scca
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