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Further math

Multiple that by 20 PIRs in a season...thats 27,250 dollars net profit for the entire PIR series. Maybe we should start having cash purses at these or something. I mean, shoot, i work 40 hrs a week, and have a bachelors degree, and only make 22,000. Dang. I chose the wrong profession.

From: bikexcr@hotmail.com
To: cmurray@obra.org; cobrakai43@gmail.com; obra@list.obra.org
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:56:47 -0700
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Tuesday PIR retraction

Ok. I did the math. I just had to see for myself. AND WOW!!! This past PIR was a low attendance. According to the numbers given and all, it was only a profit of about 330 bucks. On nights such as the Tuesday prior, it seems to be almost 1300 dollar profit for one race. That seems a ridiculous amount for a weekly race to profit when single day races struggle to break even. A weekly series should focus on being affordable. Yes, to most of yall, whats 15 bucks. But it makes people like me, broke and starving, ponder whether it can be squeezed into an ever tight budget.

My math;

300 for PIR + 50 for the truck + Officials = Give estimate of 550 Dollars
550 + 2.25 (x) where X is number of riders (lets say 150) = 337.5 dollars for insurance
Total cost of event is 337.5 + 550 = 887.50 dollars (which i have to admit is a pretty hefty bill to have on a weekly basis. its actually almost outrageous and makes it a wonder it can occur)

So, taken there are 150 riders (which seems to be a fair average to estimate if not a low average for the entire season).

150 x 15 = 2,250 gross

2,250 - 887.50 = 1,362.50 dollars net profit for ONE night. WOW!!! I mean...WOW!!! Im in SHOCK! I need this job ASAP!!! (assuming i didn't make an error in my math)

Am i making anyone's water boil yet :)

I just had to do the math just for s and g's and out of boredom

From: cmurray@obra.org
To: bikexcr@hotmail.com; cobrakai43@gmail.com; obra@list.obra.org
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Tuesday PIR retraction
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:27:49 -0700

Part of the problem is the expense.
The PIR track costs almost $300 a night to rent. The truck
rental is $50, the first aid person and the officials all get paid. So I
would imagine that the cost for a PIR is $550 before the first rider shows
up. It costs $2.25 per person for the liability insurance and
surcharges.

There is no charge to use Alpenrose. We do not use the truck and
the race organizer is a first aid provider, so the costs are much less then PIR.
It is only $5 entry fee for juniors, adults pay $10.00.

Do the math. If the race organizer doe snot make a profit there
will be no events for you to race.

Candi

From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org
[mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On Behalf Of r r
Sent:
Monday, April 28, 2008 9:03 PM
To: Cobra Kai;
obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Tuesday PIR
retraction

I am going to take this email as an opportunity
this jedi has been pondering over about PIR as well....Why 15 bucks a shot every
Tuesday? That seems a little steep for a weekly event. Unless PIR wants some
ungodly amount to use the venue, 15 almost seems like a drastically over priced
for what it is. Yes, i know you can buy a season pass, but some of us are
not in Portland for the entire PIR season, but want to do more than one PIR a
month. At least the Eugene weekly series is 10, But by far the best deal is 5
bucks to race on the track. Now thats a steal. And there are officials and
everything there just like PIR, the only possible difference is that PIR wants
money for us being there. But as far as i see it, there is no reason a weekly
series race should cost almost as much as other events that are only held once a
year.

Just some of my thoughts and others that i have gathered over
time.

> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:51:51 -0700
> From:
cobrakai43@gmail.com
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: [OBRA Chat]
Tuesday PIR retraction
>
> Cobra Kai would like to retract
comments. Flyer was read while practicing self-asphyxiation with Miyagi's brown
belt and he did not realize that 4's can race with 3's. Since Cobra Kai will now
be paying less that $1 per mile, he may attend. Cobra Kai apologizes to owners
of PIR but still feels sorry for Cat V.
>
> NO SENSEI!!
>

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