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| Originally Posted by Ray There were about £1000 in set up costs initially IIRC, the figure was in the accounts presented at the last AGM and posted out to all member afterwards, not a lot in to get things off the ground IMHO.
Ongoing costs are covered by the registration fee???
Not everything boils down to ££££, the biggest wallet shouldn't prevail at this level, Money doesn't talk unless you are Bernie E.
The series was set up to be a two way thing, the club got a new facet for the members, be they racers, spectators, etc, the racers/competitors got a reasonably cheap way to move onwards and upwards from track days.
The governance of the series needs a link to club and or MT to ensure that is not lost sight of.
Ray. |
Am I not writing in English today??
My (rhetorical) question about how much clubs funds were spent on DD, was just to illustrate that not very much club money has been spent on DD - which is a very good thing!
I'm trying to make the point that the riders/teams are the ones spending the money (as we should be) and that DD is not free (see other post) or subsidised by the club.
Some people think it is (or appear to).
DD is a great series, it's a DSC series, it's open to all the members, but only taken advantage of by a few. Those few, spend a fortune to take part and put on a great event that the club should (and are) proud of.
That said, I think decisions affecting DD riders need to be handled very carefully and not passed out to the general membership to decide.
One other small point...
It is my opinion that some aspects of the DD series have been handled in a such a way to promote the DSC and not for the benefit of the riders.
I think that whoever is looking after DD in 2007 needs to remember that they are acting on behalf of the riders firstly (like a union rep), followed very closely by the benefits to the general club etc.
If riders lose confidence and continue to drop out, then we're left with nothing.
Just a thought, not a poke. It may not even be an issue. Just wanted to raise it. I think it's a valid point.
