11-18-2009, 05:27 PM
Wow. Just when I thought the club may get back to enjoying our cars, and learning to drive them better.
My 2 cents: it doesn't seem that the discount policy is inapproriate. The instructors I've had so far have all been well worth the price (extra) that I've had to pay, assuming that their discount is absorbed by the non-discounted participants. As for the exec board members, they probably put in a fair amount of time and effort on the club's behalf, without pay. A nominal discount seems a reasonable way to express our appreciation for what they do.
Just curious, can somebody do the math and tell us what the actual savings, per driver, would be if the discounts were totally eliminated? I suspect that it would be maybe the cost of a burger at the track. I am fortunate that I can easily absorb that extra cost, and I suspect anyone that goes to the track can do the same, given the cost of this "hobby".
My 2 cents: it doesn't seem that the discount policy is inapproriate. The instructors I've had so far have all been well worth the price (extra) that I've had to pay, assuming that their discount is absorbed by the non-discounted participants. As for the exec board members, they probably put in a fair amount of time and effort on the club's behalf, without pay. A nominal discount seems a reasonable way to express our appreciation for what they do.
Just curious, can somebody do the math and tell us what the actual savings, per driver, would be if the discounts were totally eliminated? I suspect that it would be maybe the cost of a burger at the track. I am fortunate that I can easily absorb that extra cost, and I suspect anyone that goes to the track can do the same, given the cost of this "hobby".
Ken Boyd
997 TT
GT3 Track car
930 Gone but not forgotten
997 TT
GT3 Track car
930 Gone but not forgotten