Randy Dreiling
One more thing. The best part of racing in Oregon is we have Candi, Mike and
everyone at OBRA. We pay $15 year for Mt Or Road or $20 for both...norba
charges $50 a year and they don't do 1/1000 of what OBRA does for us locally.
When I first started promoting Mt. Bike races we had norba and they were a
total joke. They lost paper work. Their promoter and race fee's were very
high and man if you got hurt you waited a long time to have norba settle up
if at all.
We are soooo luck to have OBRA and it's great people.
Take Care All
Randy
I just read a forwarded message from a race organizer. He had
received a message from a cat 4 rider stating that the entry fee far
outweighed the prize list and was not going to participate due to
the low chance of winning his entry fee back.
Does he have any idea of the cost of putting on an event?
Absolutely not!
The expenses to put on road and mtn bike races far exceeds what most
of you imagine. Let's take a standard road event. With an
attendance of 150 riders for 5 categories
$1.40 per day per rider for Insurance $210
$1.00 per day per rider for OBRA Surcharge 150
Truck Rental 50
6 Officials with mileage and meals 480
Portapotties 200
Postage for Flyers 481
Paper for flyers 15
Printing 50
Pins 15
First Aid 75
Advertising in cycling mag 150
lunches for volunteers 150
Venue/Road use fees 150
Police 300
Total 2250
then the miscellaneos expenses that crop up like barricade rentals, signs
that have to be posted 1 to 2 weeks ahead of time. This does not account
for any prize list, ribbons or trophies or any payment to the
organizer for doing all the foot work that can take up to 45-90 days
ahead of time.
If you are going to races to make money, then get a job! When you
do go to races thank everyone invloved. We have a VERY active race
community and if some of the race organizers actually make a buck
for their time spent on our enjoyment then congratulations!
Candi
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