Race Entry Fee & Prize Money

[Tony C]

Should clubs adopt the idea that prize money shouldn't be raced for = race entry fees to be kept to a minimum. Those that wish to race for money can do so by pooling or having side bets.

 

This would benefit those on limited income & youngsters coming into the sport.

[Roland]

Best and most successful club here about don't have prize money. Just fees to run the club. Likewise a few more.

We have a couple or more in another of my clubs that are prize money mad... Most don't like them as it appears that as they are the best flyers it is purely for their own ends and nothing to do with helping the club. The other one I'm in have a separate race. They nominate their bird for a pound or so and winner takes all. Of course only those interested go in for it, and they don't have to win, or even excel in the race to win that pot!

I no longer support breeder buyers, or do Fund - raisers as I feel - personally - that ALL the raised should go to club funds that BENEFIT all and every one in the club. Cheaper subs and fees. Subsidise racing and even training.

One club is actually raising money for the very purpose of subsidising by funds raised our training. The feeling here is those that partake and send birds as such benefit. Cost us £60 a training toss. We pay x money and any lee way is made up out of the Fund - raised for that purpose. No prize money.

We also pay ALL members RPRA and membership fees.

[Kyleakin Lofts]

Neither of my Clubs have Prize money, but they both organise pools of one sort or another for those who wish to partake. All attempts are made to keep costs to a minimum.

My north Club organised a Social Section to encourage outside entries to our main races and we raised Prize money for these events. The reasoning was to encourage others to enter these races since the overall send was down by then and to offer prize money as an incentive for the non-federation members to come and join us in our open races. The venture has had limited success.

[BIGPETE]

I'd like to see prize money done away with. Also would like to see some form of club fund raising to reduce or even do away with annual subs. Be it a BB sale or an open race or YB sale etc etc.