The event at Dave Smith Motors may be good for some of us, as just noted above. The May Madness has a lot of complexity to address if it is to continue. Cost is only one factor, and many events like Day in the Dirt have a pretty much fixed cost whether 30 or 300 participate. A lot of work is involved to setting up the event, on a volunteer basis. While this forum supposedly reaches about 1/3 of the membership, only a very few stepped up and said they would pay more. Folks, you need to take initiative and help John out! Also, how does one set up the desired events and cost? how to set it up so if x people send in y dollars by certain date it is a "go?" Then how to refund all the money if not?
It gets difficult when Dodge Marketing loses interest. At $35 you don't complain much if you don't have as good a time as you anticipated. At $100-125, could be another story. John has spent a tremendous amount of time of MM in the past, and it is all too easy to day "all you have to do is" or "it is just a little effort. "
Bottom line is those few of us who have written on this forum are too small a minority to ensure success unless someone VOLUNTEERS to do work that John needs help with, and unless ENOUGH of the silent majority hear about the need for preregistration and then send in the $ early enough. Then it is a big crap shoot which events to retain and which costly events to drop.
I don't have the answers, because I have only one opinion-mine.
Joe
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