I’d like to hear your debate on why it’s a good thing or a bad thing.
I see both sides of the fence.
1. This is a professional sport, NHL, NFL, MLB players don’t have to pay admission when they walk in the gate of another stadium. Why do our athletes have to? It’s ludicrous to charge the talent on a “pay to play” system, which scares away a lot of the local and regional racers.
The organizing body make enough money to not have to offset the cost of purse with charging entries. Isn’t that what ticket sales are for?
2. This is the biggest little sport in the world. Much like majority of Motorsports, there is a race fee to offset the costs of the facility. When it’s a pro national race, the riders pay goes into the purse payout. If you’re quality enough rider you will make your money back and some. No different than sitting down at the casino tables and the mandatory buy in. Also- the $250 fee deters any racers that don’t really belong. If all you had to have was a pro license, perhaps it would attract too many guys slipping through the cracks of the system that would be more of a burden than adding talent and could take away potential spots on the entry list for people that should/more deserving to be there.
Add your two cents. I want further opinion.
