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Old 17 Nov 2006, 07:15 (Ref:1768277)   #144
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Originally Posted by Al Weyman
Its been said many times on this forum and indeed this thread David, but in the UK we have this ridiculous standoff between circuit owners and organising clubs who hire the circuits but don't get to keep the gate reciepts.

So it always boils down to why (and maybe rightly) should the clubs waste their money advertising if they see no extra return for the effort where as the circuit owners have covered there profit margin for the weekends hire and more punters means more staff so why bother and so it goes on round and round for ever like a Ground Hog day nightmare.
Aaahhh, that's a problem. In Australia, most organising clubs who hire a circuit get the gate and pay the circuit owner a flat fee for hire of the facility. Sadly though, many of them then make no effort to advertise and the gate is bugger all.
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