NewEnglandRally

If you don't want to take part... by all means stay home and enjoy your weekend while we are having a blast on the road, but don't post things that will make people think it is not anything other than a bunch of people having a blast.

All it takes is for 1 person to post a post thinking someone is trying to make money off of people.

First of all.

I am well over $3,000.00 into this event out of my pocket already and thats just the beginning.


As for the $5,000.00 Salary. you wouldn't display a 3"x3" sticker on your window for 5 grand? You're nuts!

(The only reason I'm not just giving a 5000.00 prize is because then it would be a game of chance. This way it is not. It's just a rally with the option for an advertising job at the end... get it?)


Now... Not counting what I've already put into this event here is a small list of things that the entry fees are being used for.


Graphics for 60 vehicles $2,500.00
Based on the sizes listed in the sponsorship pricing
Graphics for all 50 cars plus 10 support vehicles

Video production $2,500.00
Recording the starting event as well as the Saturday night party and end of rally party
Editing footage recorded from in car cameras and checkpoint cameras
Editing all footage into a sellable and downloadable movie

Starting location $400.00
Salisbury beach state park pavilion

Starting location BBQ $1,500.00
An all you can eat BBQ for
100 entrants
10 rally crew members
15 band members

End location $1500.00
Rental of the Broken spoke Saloon in
Laconia, NH for end of rally party

Ending location BBQ $1,500.00
An all you can eat BBQ for
100 entrants
10 rally crew members
15 band members

Entertainment for start and end party $1,000.00
3 bands to perform at the starting event and end of rally party


Lodging and dinner Saturday night $6,750.00
60 rooms with 2 double beds in Presque Isle Maine
3 choice entrée all you can eat dinner for 120 people
Breakfast buffet for 120 people

Check point employees $200.00 per employee $2,400.00
3 employees at each checkpoint
1 to record arrival time
1 to distribute poker cards
1 to record departure time
4 checkpoints
12 checkpoint employees

Gas for travel to and from checkpoints $1000.00
$100.00 per checkpoint for gas


Cash salary for rally winner $5,000.00

Total: $26,050.00


This does not include radio advertising at $5,000.00 a week
banners at the start and ending locations
rental cars
the $4,000.00 special event Insurance
permits for use of checkpoints
expences traveling to each state on my own time scouting out spots.
prizes for awards

And more.. I think you get the point though.

So to answer your question who ever posted it.

No I'm not making anything off this event, but if by some chance I do cover expenses I will give most of the profits to the Boys and Girls clubs in the towns (or local to the towns) we use.

I'm actually paying thousands of dollars out of my own pocket so people like YOU can have a blast.

If you'd like to join us.. you are welcome to.. if not then best of luck in life to you all.

Be well,
Sean Conrad
Founder/CEO
New England Rally.
http://www.NewEnglandRally.com

willsrx

I think it sounds like good fun and for $500 entry fee it is a bargain to all of the other rallies out there averaging $10,000 entry fee. I am actually thinking of entering this rally.

Clavius

I'm mildly interested in this. Is this anyway being sponsored by the SCCA? or any sanctioning body?.. The $500 enterance fee sounds reasonable, might have to suck it up and buy a GPS and a good map of NE area (again). I hope this takes off for you man be nice to have a event like this each year. Man now I gotta urge to race but its to late at night.. oh well GT4 will have to do /sigh.

Imp

Idiots... the lot of ya... http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1108524