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Originally Posted by Si Coe

Ok, quick rough number crunching:

Typical Goshen weekend gets 3-4 heats of 6-9 cars - somewhere between 20 and 30 drivers on average. The vast majority are members and pay £5 to race.

Now at £150 for a day we would need 30 minimum at a fiver just to break even. Its feasible, but its tight. If we up the price, say to £7 for members, we would only need 21, which is viable even for a quiet week. But how would people feel about that? Its still a lot cheaper than Chadderton.
Another option which has been talked about before is variable pricing - in theory its £5 but if we are short you might be asked to put a little extra in. Remember the clubs funds are to buy useful stuff like generators, track hose and transponders, not to bail out no show meetings!

I reckon there is real potential here - but not perhaps every week. No point clashing with Chadderton cos we'd run at a loss that week.

As for leaving the track up - I'd envision an indoor version of our outdoor system ie rostrum up, carpet down but track markers and loop only set out on raceday. It just allows more freedom to vary the track layout if we start each meeting with a blank canvas.

You got a pm Si!!!