Question of "what would my peers do"

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Question of "what would my peers do"

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I have been asked to provide our new hardware and software setup as a rental for an event by my District Executive. I need to get an informed opinion as to what would an appropriate "rental" cost be for the following setup:

6 Lane BESTRACK 49 ft track with Riser Set
K3 Timer Setup
GPRM Software
PVC Fencing
Multiple Racing Banners and Decorations
Official Scorers Station with Scorer Included

OPTIONS:
PITPASS design and execution
Drivers License design and execution

What has been your experience with what the "market" will bear for having these benefits at a Derby Event?

Thank you in advance for your experiences

Nicholas
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Our pack charges $250. Last year we made $1700 for the pack (we gave a small pack a break on the price). We've more than paid for the track, timer, projector and other equipment since we got it almost 3 years ago.

This is what we provide:
+ 4 lane Piantedosi track 48 ft (but we only set it up for 40 ft to help racers have a better chance of finishing)
+ Fast Track K2 timer
+ Laptop with GPRM and RaceFX Software
+ At least a 3 person crew to setup/teardown, run the computer, stage and return cars
+ Pylons and rope for crowd control
+ Projector to display results
+ Wood strips for staging the cars on a table
+ A printout of the race results

We expect the other pack to provide:
+ A roster prior to the race that we can load into the computer
+ An MC
+ Do the check-in of cars

We also have a digital scale and car go/no-go gauge available if the other pack needs it.

We show up an hour prior to the start of racing to do the setup.
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Re: Question of "what would my peers do"

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Randy--
$250 sounds like a fair price. This is the first District Derby I've done and I'm concerned about turnout. Right now, I have a $100 rental charge in the budget. If we have a good turnout, and I believe that there will be sufficient funds in future years, I will increase the amount.
--Dave
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