2009 has been a very interesting and successful year for NCRC. While our quality low cost events have been very well received by drivers, we can't say the same for some other parts of the industry. We’ve seen negative comments, pressure to raise our entry fees, and a general aversion to the principle of free market.
We knew that our pricing was going to ruffle some feathers, but we were hoping that most would have understood the long term benefit to the sport of making events much more affordable. Bringing new drivers and enabling drivers to participate more often far outweighed any need to improve and adapt in order to stay competitive.
Due to our normal allocation of good dates up north being strongly reduced for 2010, and in order to continue offering low cost pricing, we’ve had to shift many of our events to Buttonwillow.
2010 Schedule --------------------- Feb 1 Monday, Laguna Seca
Feb 25 Thursday, Laguna Seca
March 22 Monday, Buttonwillow
April 5 Monday, Buttonwillow
April 30 Friday, Thunderhill
May 10 Monday, Buttonwillow
June 5 Sat, Buttonwillow June 6 Sun, Buttonwillow June 25 Friday, Thunderhill
Sept 3 Friday, Thunderhill
Sept 17 Friday, Buttonwillow
Oct 1 Friday, Buttonwillow
Oct 22 Friday, Thunderhill
Nov 20 Sat, Buttonwillow Nov 21 Sun, Buttonwillow
$49 Buttonwillow "Get to Know NCRC" Day
-------------------------------------------------------------- To kick off our Southern California 2010 series and get some buzz going, we’re offering this fantastic deal. On March 22, we’re offering the day for *** $49 *** for anyone that hasn't attended an NCRC event before. The cost $99 for prior NCRC drivers, as this is an effort to get the word out to new Southern Cal drivers. As with all our events, this day will include five 20-25 minute sessions for open track, or a qualifying, practice and two race sessions for the racers. This, and the other single-day Buttonwillow events will be open for registration on Jan 4th.