U.S. Majors Tour Series Registration And Benefits

[Bruce]

U.S. Majors Tour Series Registration And Benefits Unveiled

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TOPEKA, Kan. (October 18, 2013) – The SCCA today announced a program for U.S. Majors Tour Series registration that provides drivers with a number of benefits, including a reserved number, for the 2014 season.

Opening Monday, October 21, the Series registration includes a reserved number within the Conference of the driver’s choosing, assigned by Conference and race group. Drivers also receive access to a special registration line for express registration and tech at select events and a $25 gift certificate for Majors merchandise.

Registered drivers will also receive a special U.S. Majors Tour branded hard card providing the unique express access and commemorating the season as well as Series decals prior to events.

Those registering by December 1, 2013 will have their name entered into a drawing for a set of BFGoodrich Tires for either street or track use. One winner will be drawn in each of the four Conferences early in 2014.

Series registration is available for a $50 fee. A $100 option allows a driver to register a single three-digit number, beginning with 1, reserved in all Conferences for 2014, including the Runoffs®. Beginning November 15, two-digit number can be reserved, as available, in additional Conferences for $25 per Conference. Series registration is not required to participate in U.S. Majors Tour events.

“With the introduction of Series registration for the U.S. Majors Tour events, we hope to allow drivers to prepare number graphics for their cars that will be good for the season in their Conference,” Terry Ozment, SCCA Vice President, Club Racing said. “With this, we can offer a number of other benefits for a limited fee and make the Majors experience even more enjoyable throughout the year.”

Numbers will be reserved based on standard run groups, following the preferred seven run group format. Reserved numbers will be held for drivers up until three weeks prior to each individual event, at which point any driver can register for the event with any available number. Series registration requests for reserved numbers will be honored in a first come, first served basis beginning at the opening of registration. Any driver who runs two Majors events in 2014 will earn first right of refusal for the same number in 2015.

Reserved does not necessarily mean permanent. If class run groups for an event are different than the traditional seven run groups, conflicts will be resolved by the in-conference driver who registered for the event first.

During the registration process, drivers will also be able to order a U.S. Majors Tour pit board, like those awarded to race winners, for an additional fee. A hard stock board that includes driver’s name and sponsors will cost $50, with a vinyl version available for $40.

[qposner]

$100 for a 3 digit number you say! How about $33.33 for my one digit? Where IS the offer for a one digit number? I mean, I want to give you my money for things I once got for free! Oh SCCA, trying to take more of our money with hokey ideas? And you wonder why you are falling behind the times...

[Take 'em Out Terran]

Oct 28, 2013 22:01:20 GMT -8 qposner said:

$100 for a 3 digit number you say! How about $33.33 for my one digit? Where IS the offer for a one digit number? I mean, I want to give you my money for things I once got for free! Oh SCCA, trying to take more of our money with hokey ideas? And you wonder why you are falling behind the times...

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[brian]

For some folks, having a permanent number is important. Since the majors races can take place in different regions and divisions, most of whom have permanent numbers for their members, the bookkeeping is more envolved. The other stuff like placecards and hard cards are something folks want as well. I'd rather make all that stuff optional and let folks pay for it than to have everyone's entry fees go up to cover it. A fact of life is that the majors program will have to stand on it's own financially. If we have fewer classes to create better grouping, car counts will be down and the cost per car will go up. It's just a fact of life. Some semi pro formula series charge a fee, as much as $2500, just to be in the series and score points. After that fee, Entries can be as high as $1,000 a weekend.

The elephant in the room is track rentals and direct non-SCCA costs. Most tracks are costing at least $10,000 a day. Most iconic tracks get $20,000 a day. You do the math. Ambulances & EMTs, both mandated by many state laws, can cost as much as $5-6000 a weekend as well.

I'm not sure who we are falling behind, NASA got $900 for their championship. If we waive trophies, flags and worker beer, it still won't impact fees very much.

Sorry Quinn, but the litigitous society we live in causes insurance to be the second most clostly category for events. I'm relieved we can still get insurance. I can assure everyone that breaking even on events is a challenge for everyone. Read a few weeks ago that NASCAR would be in the red if it weren't for TV.

[qposner]

Oct 29, 2013 13:22:38 GMT -8 brian said:

Sorry Quinn, but the litigitous society we live in causes insurance to be the second most clostly category for events. I'm relieved we can still get insurance. I can assure everyone that breaking even on events is a challenge for everyone. Read a few weeks ago that NASCAR would be in the red if it weren't for TV.

Ouch! The cheap shot. ;-) Actually, most cases from "speed contests" tend to go in favor of the defendant. Assumption of the risk and all that. But yes, insurance is still high and the insurance companies are very fat and happy pigs. Hmmm...