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Old 07-11-2011, 09:50 PM   #19
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Western Speedway.
It's a very different cost structure when the organizer of the event also represents the venue. Apples to oranges.


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Listen to your audience and needs of the community the event is trying to represent. Find financial backing. It's obviously not as black and white as that but I really have a hard time believing that it's as difficult as it's made out to be.
You've never organized a large event, right?

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They way I see it is we're the paying customers. Would I rather spend $50 to enter my car into a car show or $50 for entrance to a local drift event where I get to see cars that are just as impressive and get to track my car?
You can spend your $50 however you want. Nobody is putting a gun to your head. For those people who invest thousands into making a show car, $50 is nothing if it means a chance at winning a trophy.
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