Randy Blaylock
Highlander Motorsports
How does 17 races over 12 weekends strike you?
If you wanted to run for a championship, you had to do at least 7 races last year. This year, assuming all the clubs get their proposed dates, it will be 9 races to qualify for a championship. Thoughts?
Last year, 2 racers attended all the races, out of 400ish licensed racers. 2 racers.
Given the current economic situation, does it make sense financially for the health of Conference to expand the schedule, or does it make sense for the clubs to work together to shrink the schedule some temporarily?
What if all the clubs agreed to do two races each, for a total of 10 races over 7 weekends? Doubles for the outlying venues and two singles for the corridor maybe? Would it matter? Is "X" dollars in income distributed to offset 17 races worth of expenses the same as 10? At what point does the incentive translate to greater participation rather than less, and vice-versa?
I know there are concerns about losing rights to dates, but at what point does that translate to unnecessary or unwarranted financial risk?
Discussion?
If you wanted to run for a championship, you had to do at least 7 races last year. This year, assuming all the clubs get their proposed dates, it will be 9 races to qualify for a championship. Thoughts?
Last year, 2 racers attended all the races, out of 400ish licensed racers. 2 racers.
Given the current economic situation, does it make sense financially for the health of Conference to expand the schedule, or does it make sense for the clubs to work together to shrink the schedule some temporarily?
What if all the clubs agreed to do two races each, for a total of 10 races over 7 weekends? Doubles for the outlying venues and two singles for the corridor maybe? Would it matter? Is "X" dollars in income distributed to offset 17 races worth of expenses the same as 10? At what point does the incentive translate to greater participation rather than less, and vice-versa?
I know there are concerns about losing rights to dates, but at what point does that translate to unnecessary or unwarranted financial risk?
Discussion?
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