Sadly ben this is a problem I have all the time with NBC the majority of our members see little point in being BRCA as they only race at NBC. No regionals,nationals or even visiting other venues and I can understand as we are a bit out on a limb in norwich. I also see that when funds are tight its hard to justify for many on a tight budget it one of the reasons I have not spent £££ on AMB as the next thing all cash strapped racers would need is a transponder!
Here is the thing A) We need to be a BRCA club to run a regional, vital for summer funds, and promoting the club and racing in the region B) By joining NBC to the BRCA we have some public liability insurance a good thing to show the landlord C) from my personal point of view I run NBC, I'm head cook and bottle washer
the buck stops with me,so if the unthinkable happens and someone gets badly hurt in this era of blame&claim I could end up in a hell of an uninsured mess without the BRCA
BUT all members are required to join for insurance if a club member who is a member of the brca is it by a member who hasn't joined things don't work out.
even if you turn up and pay £5 every week after 3 meetings I should turn you away until you join
At present the NBC membership is £20 BRCA is £17 so thats £37 a year to use the tracks when you wish and be fully insured and race at club meetings,to me who has to put £20 worth of derv in my truck every day thats quite cheep BUT I really do understand that when I was 17 and earned a lot less thats quite a lot to add to a racing budget, also spare a thought for our large racing family He's looking at £111 in Jan for his family.
This is a hard one for me I want the club to be BRCA,from my personal point of view so I'm insured running the club, so that the club can contribute to the region by holding a regional. BUT I seriously could/should be asking people to leave the venue and not race if they can't produce there BRCA card! And thats not going to happen as I'm more interested in NBC than the BRCA, I'm not going to shut the gates and close the club because half the 12 to 13 people who race don't want to join BRCA……….