03-14-2006, 10:47 AM
I was at the track on Sat 3/11 racing electric truck, and it was announced over the PA that starting next week, due to problems relating to people not returning transponders after their races, that a $5 rental fee was going to be charged to use the track's transponders. So now it will cost you $20 to race instead of $15 like anyone who own a personal.
Now, I have been racing since the late '80's and have never had to pay for the use of a piece of equipment that up until the availablity of personal transponders was simply provided for in the fees paid to race. So, since I don't feel the need to go and spend 90+ dollars on a personal transponder that I may use twice a month when I go race only during the winter, I am forced to pay extra money because someone else doesn't have enough responsibility to return their transponders after they race?
I am not trying to turn this into a bash thread toward LHR, but whoever made this decision needs to rethink it, IMO. If a person has shown in the past that this is a problem for THEM, then put them on a list and take a $5 DEPOSIT on the transponder. If that is not sufficient to remedy the problem for that particular person, then deal with that person accordingly. Don't make the average joe who has never had this problem pay for other's irresponsibility.
mash:
I was just curious what everyone else thinks of this new policy that is being considered.
Now, I have been racing since the late '80's and have never had to pay for the use of a piece of equipment that up until the availablity of personal transponders was simply provided for in the fees paid to race. So, since I don't feel the need to go and spend 90+ dollars on a personal transponder that I may use twice a month when I go race only during the winter, I am forced to pay extra money because someone else doesn't have enough responsibility to return their transponders after they race?
I am not trying to turn this into a bash thread toward LHR, but whoever made this decision needs to rethink it, IMO. If a person has shown in the past that this is a problem for THEM, then put them on a list and take a $5 DEPOSIT on the transponder. If that is not sufficient to remedy the problem for that particular person, then deal with that person accordingly. Don't make the average joe who has never had this problem pay for other's irresponsibility.
mash:I was just curious what everyone else thinks of this new policy that is being considered.