Interesting, our regions solo program makes money for the region and for
the amount of money we send to the national office for insurance and
sanction for the direct return we get - they MUST be making money! If
not then someone should be investigating just where it all is going and
how!!!
Mike King wrote:
>I'm honestly not at liberty to start naming names, but the understanding is
>that Solo has to be a self-sufficient entity within the SCCA so it be
>survive within the SCCA banner. I think we can figure who's plan this is and
>why. And that has become the challenge this year; To make the National Solo
>program a profitable program. Anyone see any changes in the
>schedule/sites/staff/rulebook prices for this year versus other years?
>
>Really, I just don't want us(SCCA Solo) to become another SCCA Pro/Club
>Rally program. Where are they now?
>
>MK
>
>On 3/21/05 9:39 AM, "Jay Mitchell" <jemitchelltx@earthlink.net> wrote:
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>
>>Mike King wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>With all the talk of cutbacks in SCCA Solo2 and making it live on its own
>>>for it to be a viable part of the SCCA/Johnson strategy,
>>>
>>>
>>Would you please share with us who has been talking about such cutbacks, and
>>what they've been saying? That's a good-faith request, BTW, not a challenge.
>>
>>
>>
>>>It is my understanding, and someone correct me if I have bad information
>>>from more than one informed person, but the Solo program sees very little or
>>>none of the proceeds of our rulebook.
>>>
>>>
>>I know the Regions make a profit (25-35%, IIRC) on the sale of rulebooks. How
>>that portion of the proceeds is used is a matter of Regional discretion.
>>Beyond
>>that, I have no idea how profit from the sale of rulebooks is used.
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