Steve....since CSCC draws from the entire ICSCC , I would think responses from everyone would be valuable. As I mentioned why couldn't a questionnaire be sent out with license renewals which are not club specific as I understand it. And, I certainly think your opinion as to reduced first time fees driving additional entries is valuable. I've already drank the koolaid but, if lack of entries is a matter of $$, I would think a reduced entry fee would drive new entries. I don't know how many frequent this forum, but maybe a poll would be of some benefit even if just placed on this forum. I just want to have 40+ entries at the next Cascade Endurance race.
Bill-
Well, let me back up a little: ICSCC does not put on endurance races. ICSCC does not put on sprint races. Member Clubs put on races, regardless of format, and ICSCC sanctions the sprint events as part of an ICSCC championship season. So, if Cascade wishes to hold endurance events AND have them be even vaguely profitable, it is Cascade that must query their potential market to see A) why attendance is down and B) what might entice them to come back (or come out for the first time). It is Conference members (and, hopefully, others) that are interested, but it is Cascade's task to drive. Having said all that, I'm sure Cascade's leadership would welcome any relevant data that would help them answer questions A & B, above.
"A questionnaire sent out with license renewals" gets a little sticky, organizationally speaking, because it is ICSCC that licenses drivers, not the Clubs. There are rules in the P&Ps, I believe (yes, I'm too lazy to look it up right now), that controls who can and who cannot have access to the list of licensed drivers. I don't know that those rules would prevent Cascade from accessing it, but it's something to think about. Also, ICSCC pays for the license mailings, but it would be unfair to the other Clubs if Cascade were to "piggy-back" on that mailing. Calculating the difference in price between an ICSCC-funded license mailing and a mailing that also includes Cascade's poll is theoretically possible, I suppose, but potentially... interesting.
As to why my (and yours, for that matter) opinion about reduced fees for first-timers (e.g.) is meaningless, it's because I'm not a voting member of the Club whose bottom line we're discussing, questions A & B don't apply to me, and anyone's
opinion about the problem is useless. Unless you're part of the "problem" of drivers who either no longer attend or are unwilling to attend Cascade's enduro, your opinion isn't
relevant data, which is what is needed.
Also, again, if you want a poll on the forum, create a new thread with your questions. It's really not difficult.