Brett928S2
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Hi All [
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This is a copy of my post from the so called "Motorsport" section....
Please reply either here or there...BUT...HERE you WILL get an answer...THERE you will NOT...
Brett
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RE: Drag Racing ???
Hi All
I emailed the Motorsport club officials...and here is the answer....
I have permission to post this, as apparently they.....
WILL NOT POST IN THEIR OWN FORUMS....
Which I find totally unbelieveable..............
But anyway...here is there answer...........
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Hi Brett,
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Thank you for your e-mail. I do not access the Club's Forum on a regular basis and could not access the links you sent me as, a) I was busy yesterday and, b) I could not remember my password to get on the Forum.
Can I suggest for the future, if you have a particular question about the Club's Motorsport or Track Days, you address it to Club office. The e-mail addresses you gave out on the Forum do work. Rather than get annoyed because somebody does not reply the instant you have posed your question, allow a reasonable period for a reply. You e-mailed me (motorsport@porscheclubgb.com) at 7.01am yesterday morning, but your posting on the Forum suggested that at 21.38 on 28.03.06, you had already been waiting 1 day for a reply - this is not correct. The e-mail addressed to Paul Grainger (trackdays@porscheclubgb.com) arrived at 7.02am this morning. It is now 9.41am on 29.03.06.
The Club's Motorsport and Track Days are thriving and for this year we are organising three motorsport series and 20 Track Days. You suggest the 'contact page on their webpage (motorsport) is not working and never has', but this is working now and to my certain knowledge has been working continuously. I am sorry if you have had problems accessing this particular page. This, and the contact page on the Club's main website, show both the e-mail addresses for motorsport and track days, plus the relevant telephone numbers, as did the 'Club Contacts' page in Porsche Post up to and including the March issue of Porsche Post.
We can look into the possibility of running a day at Santa Pod for Porsche Club members. As we have not done this before (although I used to be a great Drag Racing fan and spent much of my 'middle-youth' at Santa Pod) I have no idea of the cost issues (booking and running the day), insurance implications or licence implications for participants. Therefore I would need to investigate further.
Before doing that, I would ask you what you think would be the likely take-up for an exclusive Porsche Club day - assuming Santa Pod are willing to run such a thing ? And, when I ask about likely take-up, I mean people who are willing to pay for such a day and enter, rather than those who feel it is a great idea, but would not participate.
Also, what sort of event do you have in mind ? For example, when we run Track Days, they are totally non-competitive, with no element of timing involved. The purpose of Drag racing is to complete the 1/4 mile (at Santa Pod) in the quickest possible time and I cannot quite see how it would work without timing. However, if it were run with timing, for insurance purposes at least, it would be considered a competitive event. This may impact on how many people would want to participate and may well have implications in terms of competition licensing, and vehicle insurances, as well as Public Liability Insurances.
Ultimately, to be able to justify running an exclusive day - anywhere and any event - it is simply a matter of having enough people commit to the event (pay), to be able to cover the costs at a reasonable per head cost to those participating. If the numbers committing to participate are too low, the per head cost rises and if this happens, the level of interest diminishes further. If the event is run with too few people contributing financially, it loses money for the Club and that is unacceptable and part of what I have to try and avoid with Motorsport and Track Days.
Feel free to post this on the Forum if you wish, but I will not reply via the Forum. If you can let me know what you believe would be the likely numbers of Club members who would want to participate (actually drive, not just spectate) in a day at Santa Pod and I can investigate further.
Very best regards,
Steve Kevlin.
Motorsport Manager.
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I really dont know what to do now....suggest this section(Motorsport) is closed ???
Run a Drag Racing day myself based in the 928 section ?
Let the new CLUB TRACKDAYS sections set it up ?
Suggestions please ?????
Costs for a trackday would be as follows....
Hire SantaPod for the day................£2250 plus VAT
Track dryer ....................£300 plus fuel plus VAT
Costs to PCGB members...would work out at around £30 each for 100 members or £60 each for 50 members.....for a whole day...with the track and marshalls and fire crew and ambulance etc etc all thrown in...
I will copy this to my 928 section....any questions please reply here or there lol []
All the best Brett []
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Comments would be appreciated
All the best Brett
]This is a copy of my post from the so called "Motorsport" section....
Please reply either here or there...BUT...HERE you WILL get an answer...THERE you will NOT...
Brett
START QUOTE....
Hi All
I emailed the Motorsport club officials...and here is the answer....
I have permission to post this, as apparently they.....
WILL NOT POST IN THEIR OWN FORUMS....
Which I find totally unbelieveable..............
But anyway...here is there answer...........
QUOTE.........
Hi Brett,
Thank you for your e-mail. I do not access the Club's Forum on a regular basis and could not access the links you sent me as, a) I was busy yesterday and, b) I could not remember my password to get on the Forum. Can I suggest for the future, if you have a particular question about the Club's Motorsport or Track Days, you address it to Club office. The e-mail addresses you gave out on the Forum do work. Rather than get annoyed because somebody does not reply the instant you have posed your question, allow a reasonable period for a reply. You e-mailed me (motorsport@porscheclubgb.com) at 7.01am yesterday morning, but your posting on the Forum suggested that at 21.38 on 28.03.06, you had already been waiting 1 day for a reply - this is not correct. The e-mail addressed to Paul Grainger (trackdays@porscheclubgb.com) arrived at 7.02am this morning. It is now 9.41am on 29.03.06. The Club's Motorsport and Track Days are thriving and for this year we are organising three motorsport series and 20 Track Days. You suggest the 'contact page on their webpage (motorsport) is not working and never has', but this is working now and to my certain knowledge has been working continuously. I am sorry if you have had problems accessing this particular page. This, and the contact page on the Club's main website, show both the e-mail addresses for motorsport and track days, plus the relevant telephone numbers, as did the 'Club Contacts' page in Porsche Post up to and including the March issue of Porsche Post. We can look into the possibility of running a day at Santa Pod for Porsche Club members. As we have not done this before (although I used to be a great Drag Racing fan and spent much of my 'middle-youth' at Santa Pod) I have no idea of the cost issues (booking and running the day), insurance implications or licence implications for participants. Therefore I would need to investigate further. Before doing that, I would ask you what you think would be the likely take-up for an exclusive Porsche Club day - assuming Santa Pod are willing to run such a thing ? And, when I ask about likely take-up, I mean people who are willing to pay for such a day and enter, rather than those who feel it is a great idea, but would not participate. Also, what sort of event do you have in mind ? For example, when we run Track Days, they are totally non-competitive, with no element of timing involved. The purpose of Drag racing is to complete the 1/4 mile (at Santa Pod) in the quickest possible time and I cannot quite see how it would work without timing. However, if it were run with timing, for insurance purposes at least, it would be considered a competitive event. This may impact on how many people would want to participate and may well have implications in terms of competition licensing, and vehicle insurances, as well as Public Liability Insurances. Ultimately, to be able to justify running an exclusive day - anywhere and any event - it is simply a matter of having enough people commit to the event (pay), to be able to cover the costs at a reasonable per head cost to those participating. If the numbers committing to participate are too low, the per head cost rises and if this happens, the level of interest diminishes further. If the event is run with too few people contributing financially, it loses money for the Club and that is unacceptable and part of what I have to try and avoid with Motorsport and Track Days. Feel free to post this on the Forum if you wish, but I will not reply via the Forum. If you can let me know what you believe would be the likely numbers of Club members who would want to participate (actually drive, not just spectate) in a day at Santa Pod and I can investigate further. Very best regards, Steve Kevlin. Motorsport Manager. END QUOTE........... I really dont know what to do now....suggest this section(Motorsport) is closed ??? Run a Drag Racing day myself based in the 928 section ? Let the new CLUB TRACKDAYS sections set it up ? Suggestions please ????? Costs for a trackday would be as follows.... Hire SantaPod for the day................£2250 plus VAT Track dryer ....................£300 plus fuel plus VAT Costs to PCGB members...would work out at around £30 each for 100 members or £60 each for 50 members.....for a whole day...with the track and marshalls and fire crew and ambulance etc etc all thrown in... I will copy this to my 928 section....any questions please reply here or there lol [] All the best Brett []END QUOTE
Comments would be appreciated
All the best Brett
