The point is being missed here to a degree.... the reason for the overly high charge of £10 per class with no concessions in the first instance was so there was surplus monies to cover the cost of trophies and the like for what were initially supposed to be WRCA stand-alone trophy meets that doubled up as Welsh Regionals.
Now that the stand-alone trophy meet is no longer on offer, there ceases to be a requirement to add a premium to the race fee at each round to cover those initially planned extras.
At least £2 of each entry was to cover the cost of trophies but host clubs had to buy these up front ready for the meet and hope there was sufficient interest and numbers to cover these out-of-pocket expenses.
When you take this into consideration then it would be reasonable to charge £8 entry with say an initial surcharge of £2 to cover the cost of trophies that would be presented at the end of the series.
Most businesses make money by reducing profit margins but increase turnover.... and the same should apply here. A cheaper entry fee with increased number of entries would generate as much surplus or maybe increase it.... plus it could help increase the actual number of racers at grass roots level which has to be a good thing for every club and umbrella body.
Don't shoot yourself in the foot by pricing yourself out of the market.
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