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Alan Cotterell
In a time out state
Victoria
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 Posted - 18 Jul 2010 : 12:25:14 PM
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I've just come home from the Victorian Road Race Championships at Winton. Promoter was the Prestom Motorcycle Club. It cost $20 to get in, however the club had the common decency not to charge for the event programme - a few others could learn from this. I read the programme while waiting for the ambulance to cart someone off. There was an interesting write-up about Steve Chiodo, however the race categories were not described. I'm still wondering what 'Thunderbike', and 'F1' mean. I've been involved in motorcycle racing for yonks, amd I don't know what the classes mean - how does the average punter find out?
If we want spectators at our meetings a good (free) programme is essential! It's pretty dumb to believe that the general public know the race classes for modern OR historic racing - they DON'T!
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john feakes
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Victoria
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Posted - 18 Jul 2010 : 12:42:49 PM
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Alan, the major problem facing promoting clubs is the VERY HIGH cost of track hire. Printing costs aren't cheap either.
However, I agree that some explanation of the class rules would be good for spectators (when we get some).
Cheers, John |
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Alan Cotterell
In a time out state
Victoria
421 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2010 : 11:45:59 PM
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| There would only have been about ten spectators at the meeting. In the olden days we knew who the aces were, and what the classes were about. If the public don't know that, why would they come? A good programme is essential for the punters, and if it's free, they'll probably all read it. If we really want a following we need to dispense with the secrets! Charging for programmes might be false economy? |
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john feakes
Advanced Member
Victoria
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Posted - 19 Jul 2010 : 09:15:22 AM
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Perhaps we need to work towards an agreement with track owners whereby they look after the promotion and spectator side of events and donate a percentage of the gate money to the organising club to minimise the entry fees.
It appears to me that the clubs do not have the time or the resources to look after promotion properly.
I read the other day that they were expecting to top 200,000 spectators at the Sachsenring! |
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john
Forum Moderator
Victoria
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Posted - 19 Jul 2010 : 10:48:20 AM
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People are happy to pay $58 to go to the foot for a few hours, $17 to see a film for 1 1/2 hours, $300 for tennis and the opera.
I think $20 for a days motorcycle racing is good value. As for free prgrames, why?
They cost about $1000 to print a run to cover racers and spectators.
10 spectators is a problem, but I reckon lack of promotuion is the issue and maybe bad weather rather than ticket price.
Track cost was about $15000
The industry used to support racing and everybody did well in terms of costs and promotion. Currently, the retail section of the trade says its not doing well so they dont tip in.
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Jeff
Level 2 Member
New South Wales
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Posted - 21 Jul 2010 : 12:55:52 PM
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Ten is a gross exaggeration, there were at least ten that came through my garage that I knew. I know it wasn't many, but it was nearer one hundred. Remember that at a track that size it looks empty compared to a speedway or drag strip, even with a few hundred people. Do they advertise in local papers etc, I don't think they could afford to have TV ads. Also there was the Formula Xtreme meeting recently that might have split people's choices. They put on a bit more of a show and have more big names, so maybe the people aren't as hungry for motorcycle racing just now. The weather was beautiful, if a little chilly, but there was forecast rain, but it never arrived.
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