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Originally Posted by Mike Neal!
Yeah Its cheaper but doesn't seem like as good of a deal when you have to wait for a ton of people to wait for.
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If that's your attitude, then you're kinda missing the point
It's not like going to the dentist. Half of the fun is hanging out and watching other people's cars on the dyno!
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Originally Posted by Mike Neal!
A way they could do it another time maybe is Mitsustyle rents out the dyno for a day (certain amount of time) for lets say $500. The cost then gets devided among all those using the dyno so the more there is the cheaper it is down to a certain dollar amount ($30/per) then what ever extra it brings in to be over the cost of $500 goes back into the website/events??
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It would be cool if it worked that way but let's say we get a good deal and the dyno is $85/hour, $500 buys us about 6 hours. If it starts at 11 and ends at 5, we could get about 12-15 cars on. Historically, getting 10-15 people to sign up well enough in advance to decide on a price is about the benchmark we've hit, and well, you're right back in that $50-area almost instantly. 1/4 people don't show or don't end up dynoing, so then more people need to pay the day of, and did the other people that signed up before pay in advance? If not, who covers the $500 if it needs to be up front? Who operates the dyno, straps the cars down, etc etc.
I like your idea but in all honesty there's a reason we run the dyno days the way we do, because over the years we've found a recipe that works for us. We're constantly trying to improve upon this, and as a result this year we're doing the pre-pay thing, and after the spring dyno day I am very happy with how it works. I have the ability to refund money (as stated above) if needed, so no one should really be scared to sign up ahead of time, and ultimately the cost is as fair as it is gonna get. The cost is 100% justified by all of the above as well as the dyno facility paying for the dyno, the employees to run it, and the insurance to run it.
Basically what I'm saying is, quite kicking tires and sign up already, this event is gonna be a blast!