This is nearly exactly what another car club I'm in does.
You can't get to the online rules unless you're a member and you can't
participate at some levels without paying a license fee that includes a
rule book.
The SCCA could start having a 'Solo' license like they do now for Crew,
SSS, CFR, Club Racers, etc. The Solo version costs an extra $15 and
includes a rule book. (You can't force the club racers to buy a GCR as
MANY of them don't prepare their own cars - they pay someone else to
know the rules and take the cars through tech.)
The local regions could then enforce members-only events at their
discression. Give the newbies a couple free and call it good.
If you really think a five dollar discount for a SoloII will build your
membership prove it. Not counting the free WRX memberships how much have
any of our regions grown considering the non-renewals in terms of casual
Solo types.
At the cheapest level of Solo the financial commitment is noticably
greater than $15 for a rule book. Why don't we just be honest up front?
Would anyone care to argue that their individual Solo budget runs on
$15?
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Dave & Marianne Lyons
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 10:56 PM
To: Teamdotnet
Subject: RE: Rulebooks Online (a lurker's opinion)
This was tried last year (with the GCR), and "Denver" was not
interested.
The prototype had automatic ad insertion based on the section of the
book you were looking at, and could vary the ad each time you looked at
a page. (That is, the actual ad was randomly selected from a list of ads
that were correct for the specific page you were looking at. It is
illogical to try to sell race slicks to someone looking at the rules for
Stock classes.)
But, as I said, folks were not interested.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Matt Murray
> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 6:43 PM
> To: Teamdotnet
> Subject: Rulebooks Online (a lurker's opinion)
>
>
> Okay, you folks know I'm not the lurker. :^) This was sent to me a few
> days ago by someone not really wishing to get involved in the
> discussion.
> I asked if I could repost, which they granted and had sent an
> addendum
> today. The selling of banner space might keep everybody happy.
> **************************
> In this rulebook online discussion how come not one of computer
> gurus have
> thought of the idea of selling advertising on each viewed page. I
> think they
> are called "banner ads." They are already on the SCCA website!!!!
>
> I don't know if the whole rulebook needs to be there but in order to
> answer the most often asked questions a potential participant
> might ask the
> least that should be there are the car classes and category
> descriptions
> (Stock, SP, ST Prep etc.) and allowances. The serious competitor
> should
> still be buying one.
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