fees tied to track maintenance?
One component of the track rental fees has got to be the maintenance fees for the track.
Seems like it would cost a lot more to repave a 2.54 mile track (rd atl) than lanier speedway across the street ( 3/8 (or 1/2) mile oval)
property taxes on 540 acres vs 30 acres etc
road racing facilities are much bigger than the local oval racing facilities and so are more expensive to build and keep up.
nascar ovals don't count for this discussion since they are big business, not like the local amature (sp??) tracks that cater to the hobbiests like us.
Low Budget and Racing Don't Mix
If the racks could generate more income from spectator ticket sales our entry fees would not be so high. I don't know if too much of our membership dues are being wasted in Topeka on personnel, pro racing or Enterprises instead of advertising local races but that's subject matter of another topic. One thing I do know is the rental for tracks has gone out the roof. We compete against every other organization that wants to rent the track and as any smart business should do the track charges what the market will bear.
Vote with your money. If the price is too high don't do it. It might not be what you want but you can't have your cake and eat it too.
"Club" ....whatever that really is.....
Ok.....so how about a move to rename the SCCA the SCAA..........the Sports Car Association of America [unless that name is already taken].......and the we can move on from the stupid excuse of > "we're just a club" mentality.