Re: why no turnout

[Italiacars@domain.elided]

<< First,  the fact that it is always held over the 4th of July has  always 
been a consideration for me and probably is for others as well. That weekend 
is, traditionally in my family, the only weekend when  EVERYONE tries to get 
together.  I do plenty of other car events both as participant and spectator 
during the year;  I don't get to play  with all my extended family at the 
beach at any other time.  Even for those that don't have such family 
traditions, the 4th is typically a  family weekend and that is going to be 
competition for you. >>

This is understood, which is way the event is setup as a "Family Event". We 
even have "Kid Racer" electric car race with children under 6. Also most 
Family events on the July 4th holiday weekend usually take place on only 1 
day, our event runs 3.

<<Second, La Bella Macchina weekend is expensive.  I guess if you own a super 
car it isn't, but otherwise...   It's probably worth it if one is taking 
advantage of everything, particularly the school and track time, but, to the 
best of my knowledge, you don't offer a cheaper non-track participants ticket 
- - which prohibits casual turnout.>>

This is totally false. Depending on what you do it is actually cheaper than 
an Alfa National.
Registration fee is $40.00 for 3 days, 2nd person is only $25.00. Or you can 
do a 1 day for $20.00. Compare that to say Concorso Italiano at $45.00.

<< Third,  the Poconos, especially the Delaware Water Gap, is nice, but it's 
not really a place that many are going to have easy and simple access to:  
people are going to have to make a decision that that is where they are going 
to spend their 4th of July weekend, which again deters the more casual, but 
curious turnout.  I doubt that it is easy to get a spur of the moment room in 
the Poconos on a holiday weekend, so the decision probably has to made well 
in advance for anyone not local. >>

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