Originally posted by ScottyP
A.I.E.R.S,
You are to be commended for your initiative and might I say bravery in taking this step. For the sake of all the racers I hope it is a very successful and profitable venture for you.
Whilst all the above feedback is great from a racers POV, make sure you don't forget about the remaining 95% of the radio control car market ie the hobbyist that just runs their car up and down the street or races their neighbour. Granted their car will likely end up in the shed or garage after two months, but that's not your problem.
Perhaps take a look at Melbourne Track and Hobby as a benchmark. Apparently they've been in business for around two years and yet have only held one organised race! What does that tell you about their revenue streams? I suspect it is not coming from the racing community!
I also hear they're doing good business out of kids parties. Might sound silly, but it's a huuuuuuuuge market compared to the miniscule racer market. Besides, look at all the comments in various threads about people buying their RC gear from O/S... they're all hard-core racers and the same people who'll be coming to use your facility.
By all means take heed of what is said here, but perhaps consider that 95% of your energy and resources needs to be consumed in satisfying the needs of the rest of the market.
Excuse me if you know all of this stuff already (you probably do), but I just thought it was worth pointing out.
Scott
Scott,
Firstly, thankyou for the encouragement. Im sure with all the support & advice being offered, we will go along way in terms of trying to satisfy as many people as possible.
Your suggestion is not silly at all, & as always, suggestions are always welcome.