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01-20-2009, 11:03 PM
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It's gettin tough!!! Real tough to be in the track day business and stay in the black. TPM polled it's membership and the one thing people wanted over anything else was more weekend dates. Plus the fact that most of the weekday dates last year were losers. I am not privy to the books but I know TPM cant survive another year like last year. So dates that have been losers were scrapped.
When the ecomony was good and people were spending money it didnt seem to matter. If you rented the track they would come. That has changed drastically. Started in '07 and really hit home in '08.
Keep in mind that summit main may still appear on the schedule. If it does it will most likely be on mondays.
So take the oportunity to ride with whomever fits your schedule. Hopefully in the future well get those weekdays back.
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Exactly....well said. I understand and sympathize. I stll gotta go where I get what suits me
I see that NESBA & ABSOLUTE both have Mondays at NJMP without cars and COMBO groups....
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01-21-2009, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by FDNYDANO18
I have decided, since I've NEVER ridden with another club, to ride with whichever club is convienient for me. I really like the coaches,staff and safety (up until this point) of TPM, but I will not be penalized for liking to ride on weekdays. I will be loyal to my desires and the desires of my friends regardless of anyones "definition" of "team". Business is business and I feel that the owner of any business has the right to do as he or she see's fit to improve their product in the way that seems best to them. I, as a consumer, tend to be loyal ....up to a certain point. When I see that the product being offered to me is not what it once was.... I will spend my money where it does the most for me..... I have not left TPM.... they have just envited me to expand my options to other providers by their choices...
sad thing is that I, given the choice, would have stayed happily TPM only.
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i think a lot of people will agree with you on this. there's a guy on another local forum who's also unhappy with tmp, so he's organizing a private trackday for forum members. 1 day at beaverun for 25 riders, $250 per person, running 2 groups. excellent price for a ton of tracktime.
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01-21-2009, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ronin_01r1
i think a lot of people will agree with you on this. there's a guy on another local forum who's also unhappy with tmp, so he's organizing a private trackday for forum members. 1 day at beaverun for 25 riders, $250 per person, running 2 groups. excellent price for a ton of tracktime.
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When is this? Is it invite only or full already?
And also how can they do $250 per person with only 25 riders...
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01-22-2009, 09:40 AM
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It's invite only and it's already full.
SBA should organize one if there's someone willing to put it together..
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01-22-2009, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by ronin_01r1
It's invite only and it's already full.
SBA should organize one if there's someone willing to put it together..
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Already been lookng into it...25 riders @ 250 a head doesn't add up for what it costs to rent out beaver...unless they opt not to get corner workers or something.
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01-22-2009, 11:29 AM
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includes everything: cornerworks/pit marshall, ambulance, insurance.
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01-22-2009, 11:42 AM
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Joe if you sponsor a track day even though you have insurance you open yourself up to a law suit if something goes bad. It's a big risk IMO
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01-22-2009, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by ronin_01r1
includes everything: cornerworks/pit marshall, ambulance, insurance.
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Ok then yea it doesn't add up. At 25 people it should be 280 per to break even
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01-22-2009, 12:04 PM
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it's for a friday. i heard weekends cost more. tues-thurs is cheapest.
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01-22-2009, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ronin_01r1
it's for a friday. i heard weekends cost more. tues-thurs is cheapest.
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Yea, thats what I was quoted for, a Friday. I originally asked for a Monday but then switched it to Friday and they stated it was the same price.
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01-23-2009, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ism409
Joe if you sponsor a track day even though you have insurance you open yourself up to a law suit if something goes bad. It's a big risk IMO
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Good point.. although I'm sure it could be offset with the "special disclaimer"
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