View Full Version : TA5 - Price Reduced to £120* !! NOT A WIND-UP!
* Maybe!
Further to my recent postings regarding the price of TA5 and the resultant slow take up of places, I proposed the following to "The Management":
- Only approx 46% (of 90) of places are booked (currently 47 booked as of 28/9/05)
- Potential loss to DSC is approx £6700.
- Reduce the price to a more realistic seasonal amount of, say £120
- The extra bookings from this reduced price would generate as much revenue as the current 47 bookings, allowing a price cut for all participants.
As a result of this, Chris and Monty have set me a challenge:
Get at least another 20 people to book (67+ total):sing:
If target is achieved, Chris Bushell will personally hand each participant** a crisp £20 note "cashback" on the day!:sing:
(** including those already paid at "full price")
OK guys and gals...who's up for it now?
Show your support for the club and make a booking!
R X
[Edited on 29-9-2005 by RickyX]
ChrisBushell
29-Sep-2005, 15:15
Just to comfirm that this is not a wind up, if he makes his target you will have the opportunity of seeing me hand over cash to those that have paid the higher price.
It is not something that happens very often, so make the most of it
Well buddy, where's your name on the list then? Or are you sitting on the fence :D
The weather is looking great btw > http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=Dartford&day=6
As much as i'd like DSC to get the money for this trackday, I must admit to looking forward to going to brands with only 47 of us.
ChrisBushell
29-Sep-2005, 15:18
Are you refering to me or Ricky. Monty is coming to stay at my place on Tuesday, no problem there, few beers and a curry planned!
Then he told me that we have to be at the track for 07.00 for you lot to sign on!
Colin,
Don't worry...I'll be there...just waiting for the right moment to let the boss know! :lol:
Richard
skidlids
29-Sep-2005, 16:30
Originally posted by ChrisBushell
Then he told me that we have to be at the track for 07.00 for you lot to sign on!
And there in lays a major problem with doing Brands.
Having to arrive early as you can't camp in the paddock overnight.
Well, I'll see what's left in my piggy bank, but since I've just bought a bike cash is mighty tight...same as usual then.
Originally posted by skidlids
Originally posted by ChrisBushell
Then he told me that we have to be at the track for 07.00 for you lot to sign on!
And there in lays a major problem with doing Brands.
Having to arrive early as you can't camp in the paddock overnight.
There's a campsite close to the circuit.
ChrisBushell
29-Sep-2005, 19:34
Just to let those of you who are feeling the pinch know that we take credit cards!
So there is no excuse not to sign up
ericthered40
29-Sep-2005, 19:58
Originally posted by Jools
Well, I'll see what's left in my piggy bank, but since I've just bought a bike cash is mighty tight...same as usual then.
Come on Jools that triple8 won’t make your neck ache round Brands
It’s like you’ll be taking it back out were it belongs.
You’ll get the pictures of it in the pits and out on the track
you no it makes sense :D
Tantrum992
29-Sep-2005, 20:07
Would love to do Brands as never been there before and cause ive only managed two track days this year both with the club, Snetterton and Cadwell, not just that but also to support the club, unfortunatly for me one of the managers is on holiday until two days after Brands which means i cant take a day off as there has to be at least two of us in the office at any time, sorry. hope you make your target, wish i could be there:(
Come on guys sign up I could do with the £20;)
multi600
29-Sep-2005, 21:49
When I've gone to Brands for track day.s I,ve camped outside the main gate no problem. The guy/girl on the gate has let us pu the bikes inside the the track for security. No problem. See you there Paul:frog: and I've got the 70 front profile fitted now:lol:
Mike
Have circulated this round the Surrey email list to try and drum some business up, I really need that £20 to pay for my new machine!!!!
i hope to be booking on monday
I have got 3 in already-I did tell Ricky that they were in the post so you now only need another 17-so come on guys and girls, lets make Chris B sweat.:lol:
John
misterpink
30-Sep-2005, 13:41
have added 3 more - have e-mailed entry forms/details seeya there
Monty,
2 booking forms just e-mailed to you for myself and Scott Weston.:biaggi::cool:
Did you confirm if Tyreman was coming along?
Putting my money where my mouth is............
R X
Fingers crossed the weatherman's got it right:-
http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/UKXX0440?x=24&post=post&code=code&y=3
ChrisBushell
30-Sep-2005, 16:26
Got confirmation that Tyreman is coming along
As of this morning-Saturday-we now need another 9 entrants to activate cashback-so get booking.
Forcast is 18c and dry-could be the last decent track opportunity you get this year guys.
John
Redruth
01-Oct-2005, 14:31
Did you get my cheque Monty? I paid the full price as an act of faith, and because I'd already committed to doing it before the discount price was published... but I could certainly do with the £20 refund from Chris Bushell so come on folks. It will be a beautiful day and a good last outing for those people who only ride in nice weather.
By the way, can you post a link to the thread that's got the list of entrants? :sing:
butch890
01-Oct-2005, 17:30
Just spoke to Monty,he has said that people will be able to pay on the day (space permitting) obviously it would be better to prebook your places so that Chris knows how many £20 notes to bring with him!
Butch
Tonio600
03-Oct-2005, 12:22
A friend of mine is interrested for £120, how is it going with the required 20 people ?
List of Entrants:
Chris Webb 1434 Novice
David Robinson 2115 Novice
Andy Dare Novice
Sue Harris 1954A Novice
Annie Beckett-Allen 2164A Novice
Kerry Peacock 2128 Novice
Stephen Casey Novice
Dave Saunders 1557 Novice
Roy Hayter 1944 Novice
Martin Slattery 817 Novice
Robin Griffiths 1551 Novice
Alastair Knight Novice
Bruce Ayliff Novice
Richard Tarry 2172 Novice
Peter Woods Novice
Ruth Allistone 1825 Novice
Francis Gryspeerdt Novice
Mark Aston 1917 Novice
Ian Harris 2002 Inter
Steve Goad 1620 Inter
David Pratt 1890 Inter
Chris Ricketts 458 Inter
Ian Fraser 1818 Inter
Chris Gibson 130 Inter
Martin Rust 1781 Inter
Craig Fisher 1037 Inter
Richard Piercy 2133 Inter
Colin Baxter Inter
Roy Andrews 104 Inter
Stephen Toal 882 Inter
Richard Henderson 454 Inter
Michael Peatfield 1860 Inter
Robert Jones 2116 Inter
Brian Walpole 2070 Inter
Graham Butcher Inter
Murray Bown 1051 Inter
Roger Smith Inter
David Walker 1978 Inter
Stuart Martin Inter
Colin Brett Inter
Andrew Miers 1855 Fast
Phil Harris 1954 Fast
John Williams 694 Fast
Tim Howard Fast
Geoff Spencer Fast
Simon Beckett-Allen 2164 Fast
Lee Wyles 1992 Fast
Derek Head Fast
Adam Wurf Fast
Mick Bailey Fast
Anthony Bean Fast
Eric Howe 1965 Fast
Mike Davis 333 Fast
Richard Newton 1573 Fast
Scott Weston Fast
Andy Manchester Fast
Philippe Guenet Fast
Steve Hillary Fast
Steve Moore Fast
Chris Butcher Instructor
John Lawson 183 Instructor
Richard Snieg Instructor
John Montgomery 3 Instructor
John
Just a quick one...
There are 2 of us coming to play from Moto Rapido, Steve Hillary & Steve Moore (me) and as this is our first DSC track day not sure of the following..
garages free? first come first served?
lap timers allowed?
on bike cameras allowed?
thanks & see you all there.
Wilf
...falling off and making arse of oneself allowed???
:saint:
Another last-minute taker - (a friend) will be coming along to pay on the day.
Andrew Neville - Fast group
The more the merrier boys and girls.
It's going to be a good day with GOOD weather!
John
DaveB916
03-Oct-2005, 18:45
Just convinced a mate to split costs of van etc. fron 'Up't Norf' are there still places left in Novice/Inters?
Cheers
Henners
03-Oct-2005, 19:53
Stu748R, Benelli Dave, Simon Guinness and myself will be there Monty :frog: - put us all in the Novices as it's the smallest group. See you Wednesday :D
I might have convinced my brother-in-law, Mike Belcher to come down.
He's only done 1 track day though, and thought it was a complete fiasco.
He'll have to go in the fast group though :puzzled:
Well, he has raced at the manx on a h***a sp1 :o
And he's interested in doing dd next year :saint:
Redruth
03-Oct-2005, 23:27
I'm starting to really look forward to this now. Looks like October is the new August. Weather looking good. Just need to avoid any truly reckless behaviour (but that's a given any day of the week) and I'm expecting large helpings of fun in the form of Butch890's Monster what he is bringing for me to have a go on.
:bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy: YEAH Bring it on :devil:
Griff 64
03-Oct-2005, 23:35
Can you still pay on the day or is it advisable to provisionally book.Won,t no for sure until Tuesday pm.Looking for inters although not been to Brands before so novice would do.
Griff, there are still loads of places so turn up on the day with your licence (and other stuff too !)
Posting your intention here at least lets the organising heros know how many to expect.
If all the people who have said they will turn up on the day do-it will be £20 cashback time for everyone-which has GOT to make it a cheap Brands day.
I currently have
15 spaces in Novice
13 spaces in Inter
15 spaces in Fast
So as you can see loads of space-funny how equall the groups all are.
John
Originally posted by phil_h
I might have convinced my brother-in-law, Mike Belcher to come down.
He's only done 1 track day though, and thought it was a complete fiasco.
He'll have to go in the fast group though :puzzled:
Well, he has raced at the manx on a h***a sp1 :o
And he's interested in doing dd next year :saint:
Phil,
Not trying to put a damper on your brother in law's enjoyment but...
since he appears to be a racer, could you make sure that he is aware that a trackday is not a race.
I was on a Brands evening the other week and it was full of club racers who hadn't quite grasped the fact that most people were there to have fun...NOT to race and make agressive moves on fellow riders.
I was nearly put onto the grass by somebody nicking my line into Surtees. Whilst I'm sure that type of move is fine during a race, I didn't appreciate it on a trackday!
Anyway...let's all have fun out there tomorrow!
R X
Originally posted by wilf
Just a quick one...
There are 2 of us coming to play from Moto Rapido, Steve Hillary & Steve Moore (me) and as this is our first DSC track day not sure of the following..
garages free? first come first served?
lap timers allowed?
on bike cameras allowed?
thanks & see you all there.
Wilf
Wilf,
To my knowledge:
garages free? Yes
first come first served? Yes (I hear Steve always comes first......)
lap timers allowed? Dunno, I doubt it
on bike cameras allowed? Yes I believe so
What bikes are you bringing? 1026 beastie and 999R? Gizza go!! :sing:
Don't forget...we're NOT RACING!! Just having fun!!
R X
Dinna fash yersen Ricky, the blokes one of the safest road-riders you'll meet, and hates bad-manners on-track, which is why he didnt like the one td he went too, that and all the idiot's stoppages.
Is that a Pulborough regional accent??
A dinna ken fit yer talkin' aboot!!
Thanks for the assurance...sorry for mithering!
A domani e ci vediamo!
R X
kwikbitch
04-Oct-2005, 15:31
*Fingers in ears*
Dum de dar, dum de dar, dum de dar...,Not listening, not listening...not listening (stifles a short sob):(
Originally posted by kwikbitch
*Fingers in ears*
Dum de dar, dum de dar, dum de dar...,Not listening, not listening...not listening (stifles a short sob):(
HELLO !
CAN YOU HEAR ME WITH YOUR FINGERS IN YOUR EARS ?
THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR BRANDS TOMORROW IS LOVELY !
SORRY, WHATS THAT ?
YOU CANT MAKE IT ?
:D:P
(sorry kb)
bradders
04-Oct-2005, 15:47
think I might chuck my leathers n stuff in the car as I am popping in after my London meeting...what are the chances of blagging a ride on someones bike d'yer reckon......:saint:
Originally posted by RickyX
* Maybe!
Further to my recent postings regarding the price of TA5 and the resultant slow take up of places, I proposed the following to "The Management":
- Only approx 46% (of 90) of places are booked (currently 47 booked as of 28/9/05)
- Potential loss to DSC is approx £6700.
- Reduce the price to a more realistic seasonal amount of, say £120
- The extra bookings from this reduced price would generate as much revenue as the current 47 bookings, allowing a price cut for all participants.
As a result of this, Chris and Monty have set me a challenge:
Get at least another 20 people to book (67+ total):sing:
If target is achieved, Chris Bushell will personally hand each participant** a crisp £20 note "cashback" on the day!:sing:
(** including those already paid at "full price")
OK guys and gals...who's up for it now?
Show your support for the club and make a booking!
R X
[Edited on 29-9-2005 by RickyX]
so what hapened did we manage an extra 20 bookings.
looked like more than 67 bikes there to me?
Bungi,
I got my £20 cashback...I had to wrench it out of Chris's hand :sing::sing:
My mate Scott also got his but will be spending that on some bits to repair his 748R after a tarmac/gravel/medical centre incident at Druids! He's OK though.
Get onto Mr Bushell and claim that cash!! :sing:
I had a brilliant day out!
R X
:puzzled: Are you sure it wasn't just a wind up?
Originally posted by Wylie1
:puzzled: Are you sure it wasn't just a wind up?
Absolutely not - claim that crisp twenty spot back!
If you don't want it, send it to me!!! :D:D
R X (Robin Hood)
Originally posted by RickyX
Originally posted by Wylie1
:puzzled: Are you sure it wasn't just a wind up?
Absolutely not - claim that crisp twenty spot back!
If you don't want it, send it to me!!! :D:D
R X (Robin Hood)
Well, I u2u'd Chris yesterday at 3pm. Awaiting a reply.
I won't bother claiming my £20 back, the club needs it far more than I do.
I hope I don't stand alone on this :)
Originally posted by Jon
I won't bother claiming my £20 back, the club needs it far more than I do.
I hope I don't stand alone on this :)
:saint:
Mmmmm.....I'm not sure my non-Ducati riding mate that isn't a member of this club (that I persuaded to come along to bump the numbers up) will feel the same way.
Originally posted by Wylie1
Originally posted by Jon
I won't bother claiming my £20 back, the club needs it far more than I do.
I hope I don't stand alone on this :)
:saint:
Mmmmm.....I'm not sure my non-Ducati riding mate that isn't a member of this club (that I persuaded to come along to bump the numbers up) will feel the same way.
I can see your point Wylie. Maybe I should have said I hope other members will stand by me on this:)
I'm with you Jon,
I paid my money at the asking price, had a great day, and I'm happy...
Originally posted by RickyX
Bungi,
I got my £20 cashback...I had to wrench it out of Chris's hand :sing::sing:
My mate Scott also got his but will be spending that on some bits to repair his 748R after a tarmac/gravel/medical centre incident at Druids! He's OK though.
Get onto Mr Bushell and claim that cash!! :sing:
I had a brilliant day out!
R X
i am disapointed with the lack of offical response from the club on this £20 refund business, no one seems to be responding to my emails at the club at the moment re the refund.
why didnt they hand out the £20 notes on signing on?:puzzled:
seems to me that they are just sticking their ghead in the sand and hoping it goes away.:mad:
My perspective is, that i booked 2 days before the day influanced by this thread. seemd good value to me @ £120.
wasnt easy to get the time off work etc etc. and it looked like there would be enough interest to get the reduced price for everyone. great i thought!!
it is clear that some people dont need the money, and would like to donate it to the club thats fine with me but it shouldnt mean that the club withdraw the offer to others who wish to hold them to the bargin.
i really cant see how the club can justify paying some people the money back on the day, but not others. seem to me to be a small minority of peolpe that have had the £20 refund.
although im a member
perhaps im not part of the Clique, :o
if thats how it is keep it along with next years membership
I'm sure if you just send chris an email - he'll refund you. In fact I'm certain he will.
Hope you had a good day Bungi.
Chris has responded since ive posted this and is forwarding a chq.
fairplay,
il go pick up my dummy now!!!
RedMist
10-Oct-2005, 19:34
Originally posted by Jon
I won't bother claiming my £20 back, the club needs it far more than I do.
I hope I don't stand alone on this :)
Totally agree - Chris, if you're out there, keep me £20, I booked in good faith for the full amount, had a fantastic time (as did everyone else judging by the TA5 thread) and well worth the money - AND I'd prefer the club stay profitable so that there are more days like that next year:)
Ian
PS: Just make sure you organise the weather as well next time too:D
Same here fellas. I would prefer it to stay with the club so that there is more in the kitty to reduce the overall loss on the day!
Murray Mint
10-Oct-2005, 19:58
I think it would prove useful to publicise the amount that the club faces to lose over this particular day and then people can chose to either let it stay where it is or ask for their £20.
This day was booked at the request of club members and as such I think that as the members themselves did not support this event we should do all we can to minimize the distinct possibility that Brands will not be considered as a future venue. I can understand that some people thought that October was not the best time of year to host a club TD and maybe in hindsight it should have been arranged two or three months previously
Just my 2 cents worth.
Murray Mint
Put my £20 back in the club funds:cool:
"maybe in hindsight it should have been arranged two or three months previously"
It was actually the earliest date I could get mate-I didn't want to have one in October but was being pressurised by members to do a Brands day.
To answer the other point Trackdays have this year lost the club slightly less than £3,000 this year-we usually make a small profit on them-not a dam great loss.:(
John
i dont like to see the club at a loss , especially when trying to meet the needs of the members.
perhaps the track day thing need to be be re-examined, in trems of how the club go about it.
do the DSC really need to put themselves in a position where they are so vulnerable to loss. i cant help thinking of ESS goinig bust, although they were trying to create a track day revolution.
has it been considered, DSC working in partnership with a track day company such as no limits or focused events for example, and a bulk purchase of places for members where DSC could profit say £20 or so on each rider and perhaps still pass on a small saving on the usual price to members?
suggestions on a postcard to Blue Peter trackday ideas, C/O monty @ DSC
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