Whilst this is a thread about race fees I fully agree that you marshal after you drive and if you enter more than one class you should cover the marshalling for all your entries or take a penalty.....
However, do you not think it unfair to levy a full fee on a second class if it was voted in by members who do not run second classes (as you have said... it is stressful to say the least trying to run two nitro classes) and therefore would have little impact on them when it does have a serious impact on those that do. That's a bit like dyed-in-the-wool electric runners voting on only 10% nitro fuel.
COBRA manage to only charge one race fee irrespective of however many classes you enter... providing of course you fulfil your marshalling duties. Everyone is happy and the turnouts to club meets are increasing.
With regards to relaxed club days and hi-viz bibs, staying on the rostum etc. it may be down to the club to relax BRCA rules for it's members, however the club must comply with the 13 General Rules as stated by the BRCA to insure it is covered by the 3rd party insurance. Any flagrant breach of these will invalidate a claim even if the breach has nothing to do with the claim.
....back on topic and race fees - It is my general feeling that the WRCA should hold a meeting with representatives of the member clubs, say two from each club to set the race fee rather than have a free-for-all vote where a club can turn out mob handed and force their wishes through a vote at the WRCA AGM simply by virtue of numbers they bring as has happened in the past. One club one vote rather than twenty because the whole club turned up in a bus.
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