HondaGalToo
Control Rider
Ah, don't let this thread turn into a NESBA vs. STT thread. There's plenty of those already!
I don't necessarily disagree, but to think that will ever happen is a fantasy.Meat;107016 wrote:
Fair is treating everyone with the same set rules.
NoBull started it!HondaGalToo;107019 wrote: Ah, don't let this thread turn into a NESBA vs. STT thread. There's plenty of those already!
you're making this such a technical argument. you either think it'll help the organization or not. i wouldn't really mind if girls were paying a discounted rate, but i don't think it'll help that much. although it may seem like money is the biggest determinate of which organization someone rides with, i think it's actually which org their friends or family has already chosen and enjoys. i don't mean to generalize, but i think it's very rare to see a girl come out for her first track day alone. however, i like the family "plans" - not as much to get more business, but to reward the families that drag a whole trailer full of bikes along each time they come to the track.rk97;107020 wrote: By your logic, "everyone should follow the same set of rules." In that case, control riders would be paying full price to ride.
apples to oranges. if you wanted to make a fair comparison, note that CRs in some other organizations get paid to be out there with you. nesba CRs do it for free without question and i'm sure most of them spend more money on extra tires than you spend on track fees all year.
rk97;107020 wrote: I fully agree with you, in theory - but even communism works in theory.
:agree: I saw his bike and Bostrom's up close and personal in Vegas. Not to feed into your addition but those are some bad MF's. I guess the best way to discribe the sound is a Duc revving strong and hard past 14.5. Good thread by the way. I selfishly would like to see a family discount as my big head son will be able to ride with us in 3 years, 2 months, and 27 days. But then again, whose counting? :dunno:Landshark;107029 wrote:
On that note. I have 14 days until I hit Jennings to try and get in shape before Barber. I hope to see as many of you as possible this year. Even you beings from another planet called the Mid West. Maybe at Road America. Now if I could just get a discount on Hayes's bike. We are a Yamaha club right?
Ok, now I have coffee all over my keyboard! :haha:Meat;107055 wrote: And what about the bald guy discount? I do not have to wash my hair and therefore I would, in theory, use less water in the showers, leaving more for others. My head can also be used as a landing beacon for a helicopter, if the need should arise.
:agree: A safe rider discount does sound good...1 crash per year and yes we're losing it!!!hank;107061 wrote: :agree:
Actually - a 'safe rider' discount sounds good - more track time for everyone!
Damn - winter is making us all crazzzzy...
LOL!:congrats:HondaGalToo;107060 wrote: Ok, now I have coffee all over my keyboard! :haha:
beac83;107100 wrote: Student discounts.
Which trackday orgs pay their CR's? I'll grant you that the dealerships who run an occasional trackday might, but what major trackday org pays their CR's or coaches or whatever?greeny;107038 wrote: apples to oranges. if you wanted to make a fair comparison, note that CRs in some other organizations get paid to be out there with you. nesba CRs do it for free without question and i'm sure most of them spend more money on extra tires than you spend on track fees all year.
Isn't pay also considered goods and services? Then the CR's are supposed to get a set of tires (not saying they actually do), they get to ride at the trackday for free because they worked with the other riders in B or I group. So, I would think that makes them paid.rk97;107117 wrote: Which trackday orgs pay their CR's? I'll grant you that the dealerships who run an occasional trackday might, but what major trackday org pays their CR's or coaches or whatever?
my point was only that "the same rules for everyone" is a practical impossibility. There's always an exception.