Loren, our lot fees are in the $1,250 per day range ($2500 for a weekend)
at Cal Club events. We have a $10.00 per year points card fee (permanent
number) and $20 for card holders or SCCA members and $25.00 for non members
for an entry fee. Keep in mind also we have on average 200 people per
event. We are in the process of purchasing a new trailer so the last years
avg. participation has helped a lot.
In the San Diego region fees are about the same with 160 to 200 entries.
Hope this helps. Steve Eguina
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> From: Loren Williams <Loren@kscable.com>
> To: autox list <autox@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Solo Entry Fees
> Date: Thursday, December 14, 2000 6:15 PM
>
> <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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