How tough it is to organize a Radio Control Race?
Being the organizer is no easy task. You have to take responsibility on many things and that may include the confirmed racer hotel booking, their transports to the track, transponder aka race computer man, the camps and not to mention the pit table whether they are enough of not. We are not talking some computer desks here. We talking real decent enough pit table to cater 100 plus racers with enough space to do their car maintenance. The track need to be prepared. Surface crack is totally need to be abolished. Driver stand stairs that uses wood as steps need to be replaced. You do not want racers to step and break it and fall onto their faces. No no.
I tell you, not easy and not enough hands to do it. Most of them, if not pre-built like the camp and pit tables, your own transponder computer man and of course the trophy and medals. All need some amount of money beforehand to make it confirmed arrived at the practice day; day before the main race days. We talking big money here and the only way to make it enough to pay all of that without going bankrupt is through the entrance fee collected from the racers.
Bear in mind, not all racers paid in front or transfer money through the bank before the race. the organizer need to fork out the money from their own business. Don’t talk about making money by organizing any race, talk about the burden of preparing all these conveniences to the racers by the organizer. It is one tough job.
Now when the race days coming, we talking about just on the final day before the qualifying, the weather break loose. The heaven open up and start blessing everyone with its tears. Hello to the tropical rain and welcome the umbrella and rain coats. Just imagine that. After all the preparation and money spent, weather just decided to put on halt everything. It rained non-stop from early morning till the next day and even rains on all the pre determined race days. How sad and how frustrating is that? Do you think the organizer like it? What about the racers coming all the way across the sea? Paying air flight fees that amounted enough to buy another car kit and with spare parts to bring to the race? What do they think? Do you think they are happy with the rain or they just happy to be among rc friends and just enjoy chatting while waiting for the rain to stop? You tell us.
Now again, after all this, as a racer, would you ask back your entrance fee? Do you think it is right to ask for it? Now think as the organizer. After all that you have spent preparing for this big race, the weather just stop everything there, right in front your face. Are you mad about it? Or you simply happy to get hold the entrance fee to justify with all the expenses? Do you, as the organizer “Need to” return the entrance fee because there is no race to run? Once again, you guys tell us. Provide your feedback for everyone’s discussion.
For us, it is complicated enough to find the setup for any track, what more in this dilemma. We do not intend to get involve. We merely open this for discussion. Honestly, we do not want to be the organizer. We do once in a while wanted to just sponsor the lucky draw prizes. That alone is good enough for simple acknowledgment. 
