2013 So/MOD/PRO/AX Western Copperopolis, CA Divisonals

[Racerkyle20]

How many CSRs do we have?

For sure 6. Looking for 2 more!

[Jean Mackay]

June 10 entry update

See page 1 thread posting for latest update as of this evening.
Picked up a 25SSR, OSY and Sport C.

All entries from the South, they got a good lead now . . . let's see how it looks going into the backstretch.

Pat . . . looking forward to seeing you in a CSR.

[krazy karl]

How is the pollen and stuff down there right now? Sounds like a stupid question...but if it is super bad there is no way I can drive a race boat....way to many allergy pills in my system....would not be safe. Dave

It has been very hot and dry here and most stuff has dried up so I doubt that pollen will be much of a problem. The pollen season has pretty much come and gone. Come on down.
kk

[Jean Mackay]

Registration Updates

Recent entries received and indicated on the usual . . . Page 1 of thread postings.

Thank You to ALL drivers/owners that have submitted entries.

Pulling the plug on the computer tomorrow night . . .
So, if your coming please send.

Schedule will be similar to Newberg, if you attended that event. A few "tweeks" for various classes. Will try to post. If not, it will be available Friday at site.

Again . . . Thank You ALL.

[Steve Wilde]

There will be a launching fee charged at Salt Springs.
When you stop at the store to pay for camping, etc., you will be asked how many boats you will launch each day, the fee is $5 per boat per day. There is no charge for boats on your trailer that will not actually be raced.
The EBBC has tried to negotiate this fee with the new owner, but to no avail.

[stevegray]

5 a day per boat?

Wow, It is a nice race site, but dam, it that even Justifiable?

[wright racing]

testing friday

what is the cost to test friday if not all ready mentioned

[bill boyes]

Is the fee per Day? what is RV camping fee?

[stevegray]

Uh oh

Hey Bill, what is the ole saying? "If you have to ask, it's probably to much"

[bill boyes]

We have always been charged a use fee. From George to Debbie. They do need to run a Business. $5.00/boat is very reasonable. however, are there any other fees?
What park, does not have fee. Oroville does, we pay up front and do not collect from the Racers.

[stevegray]

reasonable?

Come on Bill, what next, they gonna start charging us to get our feet wet, while launching? Business is Business is correct, but, oh hell, forget it, Boat racing in America is not supposed to be a financial challenge to its participants, and the so called "Business Men" making money! I race for fun and something to do, not to make "People Money"

[bill boyes]

Where have you raced at that you did not pay to enter the park?

[sponsonhead]

I can think of a few

Where have you raced at that you did not pay to enter the park?

Let's see.....

Silver Lake, Castle Rock
Rogers Landing, Newberg, OR
Scenic Shores Park @ Lake Lawrence
Connelly Park @ Moses Lake (x2...we race there with the inboards too)
Silver Lake, Everett
Devil's Lake, Lincoln City OR
Little American Lake, JBLM (when we raced there)
Ike Kinswa State Park, Mossyrock (when we raced there)
Columbia River, Bridgeport WA (when we raced there)
Howard Amon Park, Richland, WA (when we raced there)
Lake Samish, Bellingham, WA (when we raced there)
Heart Lake, Anacortes WA (when we raced there)
Dugualla Pond, Whidbey Island (when we raced there)
Lake Luitsis (sp?) Duvall Nationals (when we raced there)


That's just off the top of my head....there may be more.

R-19

[blueskyracer]

Well we have raced at various sites in Washington, Idaho and Illinois and Montana and still have not paid a launch fee ever.. It has to be a California thing

[sponsonhead]

There are fees

To be fair, we do have some race sites where we charge a "launch" or "trailer" fee:

-Silver Lake Eatonville (where Montana Mike has raced before) is one such site. SOA rents the entire park from the resort owners, then recuperates some of that rental fee by charging our own for camping and a trailer parking fee.

-Lake Lawrence West (where SOA runs its fall Lk Lawrence Records Regatta) is the same deal. We rent the park from the Lk Lawrence Community Club, then charge our members a trailer fee to help recoup the park rental.

-Cullaby Lake & Lake Lytle in Oregon both have park launching or day-use fees we have to pay at those sites.

Everybody has overhead; we all just have different ways of getting around it.

What flummoxes me is how I see a lot of Midwest races with a $30-$35 entry fee. We have strong turnouts at our races (usually anywhere from 80-100 entries per race day), we charge a sliding scale entry fee of 1st Class-$50 2nd Class-$35-3rd Class and beyond- $25; a youth fee for drivers under 18 at 1st class $25-2nd class $15-3rd class and beyond $15; and we usually do only a little better than breaking even.

How do clubs get by with a $30 entry fee and not lose their shirts in the process?

R-19