[ndcf] Great Plains Cycling Club Meeting - Tuesday 8PM at Amity

[Tom Smith]

GPCC meeting tomorrow night (that's Tuesday night) at Amity Tech.  8PM  Be there....we're planning to discuss, among other items, how we should spend money to support bike racing.

So,

Here's an idea that I've looked into.  I'd like to get a little feedback on it (e-mail or at the meeting) and I'd love to hear about your ideas too.

Medora Stage Race Fun Bus
May 19th and 20th.  
Usually we have 6 or 8 riders head out to Medora for this "Best in North Dakota" bike race.  We should be getting more....a lot more.  
Let's hire a nice coach bus to drive racers/riders out to the race, either to watch or to race.  We could get a whole bunch of our rec riders (remember we typically have close to 100 unique riders at our weekly rides) out to the race.  

The cost...about the same as jumping into cars....maybe $30/person.
The pitch.....c'mon, it's a fun bus.....a chance to be part of the "team"

The cost to the club....If we sell it hard, we'd break even charging $30/person at about 28 people.  If we get only 15, we'd lose about $400.  

I'd like to look at it as a lose-a-little proposition and try to get 20 or 25 racers out there.....maybe losing $200, but really getting a lot more people aware of the event.

Any thoughts?


Tom Smith
Island Park Cycles
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