RE: [RC] Here is to hoping it is not - Kristen A Fisher
My feeling is to not be overly concerned about this
ride as setting a precedent for all AERC rides. After all, as it has been stated
here, the AERC doesn't put on rides, ride managers do. If a RM wants to put on a
$600 AERC/FEI ride, they can knock their lights out and cross their fingers for
attendance of regular AERC riders. This is where the free market comes in - most
of us AERC riders won't go [and for those that do, hey, it's AERC sanctioned,
not just FEI]. I don't believe these types of rides will proliferate when
most RMs realize it's not a value proposition that will bring in enough riders
to break even no matter how high they raise fees. Most of them know this
already.
If I did choose to go to a dual sanctioned ride and
ended up being treated as Sandy was [with the FEI box], I'd vote with my feet
and tell my friends/associates why. Negative word of mouth reaches 11x more
people than positive word of mouth. Let the market decide.
Kristen
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not
Read what I said - I said - IF MORE RIDES - not new rides - went
this way, a huge number of us are priced right out of the market. By virtue of
the PRICE of this KIND of ride - nothing to do with offering NEW rides
wherever. The point that Kat misses is that when existing rides OR venues
(since one of the other two GRD rides is in fact an FEI sanctioned ride) turn
over "operations as it were to the needs of FEI, the ride/venue/event is
somewhat less attractive to "AERC ONLY" (sorry - =
