Originally Posted by
Jeff Cuffs
The question still hasnt been answered. How come we cant increase the cost a bit to offset the tire bill of the 9th team to still keep this race going.
The question was answered in an earlier post, albeit indirectly; see below...
"The intent was not to create an endless series of contingencies that would allow the race to continue under any and all circumstances, but to create enough incentive to get a full field of participants."
We received entries from 7 full teams, and an entry from 1 person hoping to field a full team. This number falls short of what we were trying to achieve by getting a minimum of 9 teams on the track. Opening the possibility of having to enact a series of remedies to make this event happen wasn't considered because pursuing those remedies becomes yet another task that has to be addressed and managed outside of those required to host the event. We decided that the total number of entries would dictate whether or not the race took place to simplify the decision making process; 9 teams = Yes, 8 teams or less = No...
No one is more disappointed than we are that there wasn't more interest in this unique event - and we apologize to those teams that made the commitment to attend; but the number of entries received didn't meet the expectations set when we decided to host the event...