Originally Posted by teambowen (Post 472253)

Just a quick reply to AXEMAN .
The series has been heavily promoted and indeed you attended most of the rounds from last years winter series.
Everyone was made aware that there would be 3 qualifiers and a 7 minute final on the 6th of March. And a second class would cost £5.00 as clarified previously.
As for the cost to race, as others have said the reason we hold these event is to keep the club afloat.
All the money apart from club running cost’s go back into the track as you will be aware of from racing on the grass last year.
We have made huge changes to the track and purchase our own AMB system with the funds we have raised during 2009/2010.
This is not purely for the club racers, it is to improve the quality of the racing for everyone who attends our meetings and events
I personally raced three cars last year threw the winter series, Myself and BOTH my son’s. You were there Steve and witnesses me running around like an man possessed.
This cost me £30 a day, yes it is expensive but what isn’t theses days.
As for your cost being 50p per minute.
I must disagree with you Steve as the sum don’t add up to me.
If you had turned up purely for track time which your statement is aimed at you could have.
Pre-race practice 15 minute which you both used.
Your qualifying track time was ((3 rounds X5minutes) x2 classes) = 30 minutes.
Lunch time practice was 30 minutes, the track was open everyone to use which they did.
Final 14 minutes as you raced 2 Classes.
That means you could have been on the track for a total of 89 minutes for £15
That to me means your cost for your days racing was.
£15/89minutes = 16.8p/p minute if you want to be picky
or
£15/59minutes = 25.4 p/p minute without the 30 minutes for lunch.
Your daughters race time could have been
Practise 15m
Qualifying 15mins
Lunch 30mins
Finals 7mins
Total= 67 minutes
£10/67minutes = 15p/pm if you want to be picky.
Or
£10/37minutes = 28p/m.
On the other hand for the guys competing in the championship like Pete Armytage and Simon Donavan, they both had an absolute minimum of 102 minutes race time as they both bumped from the B rallycross into the A and competed in 2off 36 minute long finals.
That works out to be
£10/102minutes = 9p/pm
Or
£10/132minutes = 7.5p/pm including the half hour lunch time available.
I don’t want you to take this reply the wrong way Steve but I think your statement needed to be replied to with the fact’s so people reading this thread could see what you get for your money.
Your comment coud be seen as the club is ripping people off which is in no way fact.
The costs of racing were discussed trackside with me and I believe Nathan and I thought that was the end of it, It has not changed since last year.
This thread was unexpected to be honest.
On another note Steve, photos.
I have some photos of you and CJ on the rostrum together during racing and during the 15 minute practise.
Do I have your permission to upload them onto picasaweb and/or oople for people to see.
Pm, me with your answer mate.
Jamie.