Price of entries for nationals

[jellywrestler]

on a moaning note - 450 bucks a day for a leaky garage you have to share with 6 stinky others does not fall into my not so bad category.......

Well don't pit with the 125 guys then!

[RDjase]

I'll try and give some insight into the cost of running a national event at HD.

$60,086.75c is what the final cost of the two and a half days of hire for last years nationals, covering the cost of a broom hire to the cost of circuit hire and everything in between.

Bykmad is correct, we lost nearly 20k last year on the event. oh and a paramedic is $1,300 a day and we use two fully crewed ambulances, you can do the maths.

The event continuing to be held at Hampton Downs will depend on so much more than race entries, we are taking a different approach this year (details will follow in the not too distant future). The way of commerce now means to run an event at a venue such as HD the costs can no longer be met by race entry fees as events over the years have.
The entry price for this event clearly does not cover the cost of the event but........as I have stated a different approach will be taken this year in attracting the whole family to attend and most importantly getting value for their ticket price. boosting spectator entries and increasing revenue is the only way the event can become viable.

You guys down south are very lucky to have circuits available at the costs you do, up here we no longer do, just ask the Orion club what Manfield left them with last season. In my view it was the best event of the season with a good crowd, awesome weather and entry list but they left in the red on the day. Simply put it aint cheap up here guys but we will try our best at making it work now and in the future and hopefully the cost of entry (and gate price) can come down with confidence that the general public will attend in numbers and effectively subsidise the costs for everyone.

KG

Hi KG, you sound like you know what is happening

Is there a mistake on the entry form?

No Superlite/F3?

CLASSES ENTRY FEE TO PAY
NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSES
Superbike, 600 Supersport, Superstock 600, Prolite, 650 Pro Twin, 125 GP,
Sidecars.
$290
$
SUPPORT CLASSES
Post Classics (Junior, Senior, pre ‘73, pre ’82, pre ’89) BEARS, Clubmans,
250 Superlite
$150

No StreetStock 150 either? Has been good entrys in the South Island rounds and really close racing

and what is 250 Superlite?

[Billy]

Hi KG, you sound like you know what is happening

Is there a mistake on the entry form?

No Superlite/F3?



No StreetStock 150 either? Has been good entrys in the South Island rounds and really close racing

and what is 250 Superlite?

No the wrong edition of the entry form was initially put up,I have forwarded them the correct one this afternoon as soon as it arrived,So it should be up there by now.

But still no streetstock,The 250 superlite class is the Hyosung cup and is being run as a replacement for the 150s,I sent you a text on Monday night as I recall stating there was no 150 class

[RDjase]

No the wrong edition of the entry form was initially put up,I have forwarded them the correct one this afternoon as soon as it arrived,So it should be up there by now.

But still no streetstock,The 250 superlite class is the Hyosung cup and is being run as a replacement for the 150s,I sent you a text on Monday night as I recall stating there was no 150 class

Went home via the West Coast and the car phone charger shit itself. Got your txt now, and heaps of others. Been quite good without a fone

The Prolite entrys will be huge as all the Hyosung Cup bike will cross enter

Stink there is no 150's tho, Tyler will do the F4 GP and SS150 at Taupo, I might do SS150 on the spare bike

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Hi KG, you sound like you know what is happening

Is there a mistake on the entry form?

No Superlite/F3?



No StreetStock 150 either? Has been good entrys in the South Island rounds and really close racing

and what is 250 Superlite?

Hi RD, here is the link to the entry form http://www.mnz.co.nz/download/2012_N...onDowns_EF.pdf
Which includes F3. The 250's are the HYosungs.

[jellywrestler]

Stink there is no 150's tho,

Sheesh, no wonder the younger generation speak like they do! BTW has Arnie made it back home yet?

[Shorty_925]

Dont think the form is updated as yet.

[p.dath]

Completely outside my area; but $110 doesn't sound like that much for what your getting. You can't even buy one tyre for that much.

[nodrog:Me]

Completely outside my area; but $110 doesn't sound like that much for what your getting. You can't even buy one tyre for that much.

its $110 extra, not $110 total.

[RobGassit]

At least the North Island tracks have flushing toilets. At Teretonga they have the Taj Mahal Tower for half a dozen knobs to sit in while the paddock who paid to be there use plastic short drops. Third world shit. Pun intended.

[GirrlRacer]

Went home via the West Coast and the car phone charger shit itself. Got your txt now, and heaps of others. Been quite good without a fone

The Prolite entrys will be huge as all the Hyosung Cup bike will cross enter

Stink there is no 150's tho, Tyler will do the F4 GP and SS150 at Taupo, I might do SS150 on the spare bike

me and dad will be at taupo aswel in SS150

[Billy]

Dont think the form is updated as yet.

Yes it is,The version that came up this morning is the correct one.

[wharfy]

The more competitors that enter, the lower the cost can go, but when you get up to twice the entries at a club day than you get at Nationals, you have to ask the question. Why????

There is a limited number of National level racers - about a dozen or so in each class

[Billy]

There is a limited number of National level racers - about a dozen or so in each class

BOLLOCKS!!!!

Classic example,Dean Bentley,3 weeks ago club racer,Now Nationals racer running 2nd in his class,Sam Croft,Chris Osborne,Andrew Croft,Hugh Trenholme,Haydn Hutchinson..........

The ONLY difference is having the will to win and the dedication to do the hard yards to get there without focussing on the fact they could well have ended up last,End of the day,Somebodys gotta

[Bykmad]

There is a limited number of National level racers - about a dozen or so in each class

So my Question now is "Why do we have 5 rounds of National Championship events for about 50 riders?" No meeting could possibly break even, let alone make a small profit for the organising clubs. Why not two "Major" meetings, One South Island (GP), One North Island (TT), and make it a "Festival" of Top Level Road Racing, making it attractive for EVERYONE to race at, do major publicity, get TV, and put on a big professional show. You never know, you may even attract some spectators. Just a thought.