Was this brought up on 3/12 also?

[spdrcr999]

Well, listen guys. The only reason I even started this thread was to get opinions on what everyone thought about a RENTAL system as it was put to us on Saturday. I can live with a DEPOSIT system as it was put on here by Bernie. I understand that the sport is going the way of personals only, but until the time comes when that is a racer's only option, a deposit system should work just fine. It's just hard for me to understand why something that for years and years was just thought of as part of the business (providing transponders along with the race fee and dealing with the headaches associated with that) all of a sudden is something that management feels is unacceptable and is not willing to deal with. There are a ton of racers out here, myself included, who have NEVER taken a transponder home with them. And by forcing a new racer just getting into the sport to go out and add another 90-95 dollars onto their initial set-up budget is not the way to help this sport grow. If the transponders are there, and the investment has been made, they should be utilized as a tool to help new racers get into the sport. So many people have been turned away from the sport as it is over the years because of the cost of getting started. Increasing the $ needed to race is not the direction we need to be going.

Anyway, I have gone on long enough. Bernie, thanks for clearing up the fact that it is indeed a deposit, not a rental. I can do that. I was just going on what I was told on Saturday, but again, it was not my intention to stir up any problems. You have a top notch facility, and I hope it continues to do well. I know eventually, I will end up getting a personal, but just like anyone else, I want to keep my money in my pocket until I have to take it out.