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In article , Alex Rodriguez
wrote: In article , says... I've heard that the bill for insurance for USAC is going up about $500,000 next year. There are about 30,000 USCF members and about 13,000 NORBA members. At $10 per license this would add up to $430,000 extra towards the $500,000 increase. This still leaves a gap of $70,000 to deal with. In Nor Cal this year one day licenses only brought in about $7,800 ( and NCNCA is the largest "state" in the USCF system in terms of licensed riders and maybe races) so the 1 day licenses isn't a huge source of revenue. I have heard that it looks like some Depts at USAC will face budget cuts next year since the license fee increases will not cover the full increase in insurance. I thought a portion of the entry fee of every single USAC sanctioned race went back to USAC as an insurance fee? ---------------- Alex Historically the insurance surcharge charged on race entry fees has only covered a portion of the total insurance bill. The last time I knew exact numbers the insurance surcharge only covered about 1/2 of the total insurance bill. I'm guessing that with the increase in insurance costs for next year the insurance surcharge will be covering less than 1/2 of the total insurance bill. |
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Alex:
Promoters pay $2/rider to USAC for insurance, and it's been that way for quite a few years. I am sure that only covers a small portion of the total insurance bill. Randy |
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Alex:
Promoters pay $2/rider to USAC for insurance, and it's been that way for quite a few years. I am sure that only covers a small portion of the total insurance bill. Randy |
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I agree with Casey that the Federation, and for that matter many of the
newer district associations, have been getting more productive and the people there with whom I deal as a rider, an official and a race promoter are always interested and helpful. Things are way better than they were ten years ago. NCNCA was viable at a lower membership fee because they weren't responsible for national teams, drug testing, and all of the other stuff that our USAC membership fees help to support. I really wish the license fee was lower, because for me it's a lot of money, but looking at the annual increases in my own health insurance, I'm not surprised by the increased cost. |
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I agree with Casey that the Federation, and for that matter many of the
newer district associations, have been getting more productive and the people there with whom I deal as a rider, an official and a race promoter are always interested and helpful. Things are way better than they were ten years ago. NCNCA was viable at a lower membership fee because they weren't responsible for national teams, drug testing, and all of the other stuff that our USAC membership fees help to support. I really wish the license fee was lower, because for me it's a lot of money, but looking at the annual increases in my own health insurance, I'm not surprised by the increased cost. |
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It'll discourage lazy Cat 5's from merely toying around with racing.
I like the idea of letting someone in the door cheap for a few times, but since we have no way of tracking how often they do it, the only real alternative is to make it a bit more expensive. I've seen several MTB racers with Cat 2-3 fitness levels coming out every so often and then ripping up the Cat 5 fields they enter. I've even seen groups of them in the races joking about it. No MTB race that week? Simple: Show up with $5 and then get some easy glory against newbies. (TritonRider) wrote in message ... From: (chris) Date: 10/30/2004 6:10 PM Eastern Seriously, though, $10 for 1 day licenses? I understand insurance rates and all that, but do the other federations also see the increases USAC offers us? I would subsidize one days if that's what it took. They are designed to give people who haven't raced before, or are just thinking about coming back a chance to do it without spending serious cash for a yearly license. IMO this is going to discourage grass roots growth. Thanks Folks Bill C |
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It'll discourage lazy Cat 5's from merely toying around with racing.
I like the idea of letting someone in the door cheap for a few times, but since we have no way of tracking how often they do it, the only real alternative is to make it a bit more expensive. I've seen several MTB racers with Cat 2-3 fitness levels coming out every so often and then ripping up the Cat 5 fields they enter. I've even seen groups of them in the races joking about it. No MTB race that week? Simple: Show up with $5 and then get some easy glory against newbies. (TritonRider) wrote in message ... From: (chris) Date: 10/30/2004 6:10 PM Eastern Seriously, though, $10 for 1 day licenses? I understand insurance rates and all that, but do the other federations also see the increases USAC offers us? I would subsidize one days if that's what it took. They are designed to give people who haven't raced before, or are just thinking about coming back a chance to do it without spending serious cash for a yearly license. IMO this is going to discourage grass roots growth. Thanks Folks Bill C |
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