Hi Loren,
We pay an average $167 for our lot per day. We have
just raised our rates from 14 mem/20 non-mem to 15 mem
and 22 non-mem. We want there to be some incentive for
people to join the SCCA. Also, we sell a 10 race pass
card for $110.00. These are good forever or until you
are punched 10 times and you must be a member to
purchase them. My wife likes it because it is a built
in birthday present. We start running in March and my
Birthday is April. They are good for our regular
events and not the Divisional or out of town event we
sponsor.
Don Miller
Snake River RE
--- Loren Williams <Loren@kscable.com> wrote:
> <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>
>
> --
> Loren Williams | Loren@kscable.com
> '96 Mazda Miata | Wichita Region SCCA -
http://www2.southwind.net/~scca
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