Maybe this is a good thread for our club. One of our members is thinking of having about a $1000 in prizes thinking it will bring in a new bunch of competitors and spur activity that is going down in our area. He is going to front the money, set the entry fee and hope to break even and is not going to ask the club to make up any losses.
My question is, will it work? Would those close to Michigan come to a contest in the Detroit area that you normally have not attended. The Greater Detroit Soaring and Hiking Society does manage the contests it has quite well and has good equipment. The location is not determined yet and may be one of several sites. Our field is very nice with all the nice stuff including camping and a swimming lake with nice picnic areas. The only problem is the flying area is rather small for a big contest especially if the wind is from the North-South direction. Jack Iafret "Keeper of the Nostalgia Rules" ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 6:55 PM Subject: Re:[RCSE] Cash Prizes > > My club does this in our monthly contests. Our entry fee is $ 5.00 and we award $1.00/entry for first, $ 0.50/entry for second and $ 0.25/entry for third. We round all amounts up to the next dollar and award at least $5.00 if the entry level is too small to make the normal prize up to $ 5.00. It works well, we don't have to have trophys engraved every month and even with small contests, the club makes some money. The downside, is the people coming up in the hobby don't get a chance to collect the dust collectors (trophys) they might otherwise cherish. > > > > ~~~~~ORIGINAL_MESSAGE from [EMAIL PROTECTED]~~~~~ > >Just wondering how people feel about the idea of cash prizes? RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
