Congrats to ROAR on establishing rules for motors, bodies, chassis weights, batteries,etc. I don't think that anyone has too much to complain about in this area. ESCs is another story, but I'm not sure what they can do there.
First, a little background reading is required...
http://www.roarracing.com/downloads/...ncial_data.pdf
How many National Championship races did ROAR hold last year?
Almost $90k to run those races? And only $2445 spent by ROAR on promotion for the entire year? Wow.
For comparison:
2010 Carpet Nats race fees $85 per class. No multiple class discount.
2010 NEGS Race at Mimi's. $40 first class, $10 discount for multiple classes.
2010 Region 5 ROAR Champs $40 first class, $20 discount for multiple classes.
Amazingly, it looks like the Region 5 Champs may end up with more entries than the Nats. Why is that? For me, running 4 classes at the Regionals was $100, and I could run tires I already have. Running the same 4 classes at the Nats would be $340, with no difference in the amount of racing. And that doesn't include travel and hotel expenses. Plus, I have to buy my rubber tires there, and can't use any of my existing tires (except in practice). So much for trying to minimize costs for the unsponsored racers.
Next!