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Mark, from what i was told, NO PURSE INCREASE!:cool:

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I was told today Div 3 is NOT raising their prices

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They are too embarrassed to post payouts and know if they did nobody would show up! I can tell you in Stock if you make it to the final four cars you get $150 Come on Immokalee!!!!!! Let me know when your heading to the Casino Mr. Beard.

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The raising of the entry fees here in South Florida is an economic disaster to some racers. Doesn't anybody read the papers or pay attention to the housing and labor markets? For one thing is the entry fee doesn't even come close to the payout, I have personally raced for $40 entry to win $1000. Where does NHRA come up with an entry of $160 and expect that all the racers will pay it? Their decision has made it easy for my decision. I hope that more racers will not pay their absurd entry, so that they feel the economic hurt that they feel that they can lay on everyone else who wants to participate in class racing.
Casey Miles
248H E/S F the 4HP

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What is the entry at National events now? Been so long that I went to one in NHRA I can't remember. I thought I might try one this year.

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I think your payout is more though isn't it?

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Florida's unemployment hits 16-year high
By Marcia Heroux Pounds | South Florida Sun Sentinel
11:14 AM EST, January 23, 2009
Florida's unemployment reached a 16-year high in December with a rate of 8.1 percent. Palm Beach County's unemployment reached 7.8 percent in December and Broward is at 6.8 percent, according to a report released today by Florida's workforce agency.

December's rate represents 752,000 jobless. The unemployment rate is 0.7 percentage point higher than the revised November rate of 7.4 percent and is up 3.6 percentage points from the December 2007 rate, said the Agency for Workforce Innovation.

The state's current unemployment rate is the highest since September 1992, when the rate was 8.9 percent. Florida's rate is 0.9 percentage point higher than the national unemployment rate of 7.2 percent.

While the biggest job losses continue to be in construction and related trades, unemployment is now spread across most industries in South Florida.


Yep! let's raise the entry fees!
Casey Miles
248H

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You might be missing the point. If they lose one or two entrants the increase to those who attend covers the difference. Besides as written elsewhere they believe people will do what it takes to get to race. They keep testing the charges to see where it really affects the attendance numbers. I know thats how they limit the crowds at some events. Increase the cost till the crowd attending decreases.

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The proof will be in the puding. The car count will tell. Not just in stock, but in the super catigories also. The logic behind what Mr. Butler is saying maybe correct for NHRA, but in the real business world, you don't want to push away any potential consumer. Even if you loose one entrant, the entrant usually brings along at least one crew member, now you loose both. Both may buy a tee shirt or something from the concession stands. It starts to snowball, just like the economy is doing now.
Casey Miles
248H

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Over 2000 hits and no one has answered Marks question.