BriarcliffMx
PR Founding Father
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promoter - I am not responsible for the growth of the sport. I am responsible for what i can sometimes control and that is my facility. Im a promoter, not a pope.
I guess I'm supposed to reply as one of the "cheap ass geniuses".
"Growth of the sport in Ohio" is the total number of active MX racers in Ohio this year as compared to last which should not be confused with growth of turnout at BC events.
How many of these were first time racers? That's your growth OF THE SPORT for this event.
How many were first time racers at a BC event this year? That's your growth OF THE SPORT as a promoter.
Again I'll refer you back to my initial posts. Cliff notes version - Costs are not out of line for racers who love the sport. Costs are the greatest obstacle in getting luke warm interested parties into the sport in order that they may learn to love it enough to spend their money freely later.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promoter - I am not responsible for the growth of the sport. I am responsible for what i can sometimes control and that is my facility. Im a promoter, not a pope.
I think you are having a hard time seeing the forest for the trees. You can't hyper-focus on getting those cheap-a***s to try racing as "the way to grow the sport". There are plenty of areas to grow the sport.
If it wasn't for the QUALITY of the OMA and tracks such as Malvern, Chillitown, and BC, I for one would be done with Ohio motocross. After years of crappy D-11 and outlaw tracks i was all but done with racing.
With the OMA I went from racing (practicing outside my local track) 1-2 times a year to 10+ events a year. This goes for plenty of my riding buddies too. Sometimes you have to pay up for quality, so be it.
BOOM. GROWTH.
First off why would he buy a Cobra with no plans to race? Next, the sport is about family time spent together. So maybe he is fine with letting juniorette ride at jimbobs while mom or other family members do their own thing. Most miss the point. I enjoy the time at the track with my family and friends. I'm free of the rat race of the outside world, phones, iPads and the superficial relationships of social media. My family is worth every penny no matter the track time. I'm sure if we were home I'd be Choppin' wood, mom networking and the boy off in the trails. Moto was the glue that kept my parents and I in touch back in the day, I don't ever remember them complaining.Yesterday I sold my son's Cobra (Thank GOD) to a young father. He was buying the bike for his daughter. He also has a young son who already has a bike. I asked if he has plans form them to race. His answer was a resounding NO!. So I asked why. "It costs too much to take the family to a race just to ride for 20 minuets (Which at our current rate is about double what you actually get.) on a hard pack dust bowl, when he can go to Jim Bob's house and ride all day.
I wanted to have a come back but since he was dead on, I shock hand and said good luck and thanks.
OH THANK YOU GUYS! NOW IM GOING TO BE UBER SUCCESSFUL!!!!!!!!!!!
Here this whole time I just needed to ask Hershey and Knox. I totally wasted the last 10 years. So now that I will be increasing my margins 20%, and meanwhile growing the sport into a mainstream phenomenon, I will be sending you both a royalty check. I cant believe I have been so shallow in my search for making Briarcliff a success. Thanks super smart old guys!
Yesterday I sold my son's Cobra (Thank GOD) to a young father. He was buying the bike for his daughter. He also has a young son who already has a bike. I asked if he has plans form them to race. His answer was a resounding NO!. So I asked why. "It costs too much to take the family to a race just to ride for 20 minuets (Which at our current rate is about double what you actually get.) on a hard pack dust bowl, when he can go to Jim Bob's house and ride all day.
I wanted to have a come back but since he was dead on, I shock hand and said good luck and thanks.
I see you took my advise on the Cobra. I am assuming Junior is going to be a dirt country on a new KTM. Smart move.
Not sure why anyone would buy a headache called a Cobra to not race. Does he know what he is signing up for?
This thread has got way off track. Hershey made ONE point. If a track has a pee wee track that is off in the corner that the track does not really spend money or maintenance on, but its there for PWs then, why charge the $25? Charge $10 and try to get that kid with the mini bike in his garge to come out and ride. He sees people on the big track, gets the bug and returns.
Simple concept. Seems to have got lost in the mix.
Im not saying anyone is bashing BC, my responses were to merely point out that I must havent gotten here somehow......and it wasnt because of poor planning or poor instinct.
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We do water and drag the PW track, we do spend money on it. Maybe not the same the other tracks at our facility, but its not off in the corner defunct. To be perfectly honest, if the price weeds out a few and keeps the track from be over-run with kids, hey thats fine. Its not like its a massive track capable of having 30 kids on it. I could always remove the track altogether and just split time on the c track. Then the parents will have to actually deal with their kids every 30 minutes when there isnt a place to just let them roam! The price is the price. This is my final post in this massive waste of my time.