CAMS press release

[Matt Dyne]

Here's the latest CAMS press release reducing costs...

CONFEDERATION OF AUSTRALIAN MOTOR SPORT (CAMS) MEDIA RELEASE
22 November 2005

For Immediate Release

CAMS FOCUSES ON REDUCING COSTS OF GRASS ROOTS MOTOR SPORT IN '06

Grass roots motor sport has been the focus for the CAMS Board in its review of fees for 2006, the Board announcing that there will be reductions in CAMS club affiliation fees and CAMS permit fees for club and state level motor sport and no cost increase to CAMS competition licences across the board.

The CAMS Board has continued its policy of creating a stabilised environment for Australian motor sport competitors with CAMS competition licence costs remaining unchanged for the second year running.

CAMS affiliated clubs are the big winners with a 20% reduction in CAMS affiliation fees in 2006. This follows a reduction in affiliation fees in 2005, resulting in a 40% decrease over two years. Of further benefit to grass roots motor sport is the reduction of CAMS permit fees, taking permits for club and state level events back to 2002 cost levels.

Rally competitors will welcome the introduction of a Clubman Rally licence, for rally drivers and navigators participating in events up to and including State level, which will help to contain the costs of rallying at the entry level of the sport. Complementing this new initiative, the cost of an International Rally licence has reduced by 5%.

CAMS Audit and Finance Committee Chairman Andrew Papadopoulos said that the focus on the grass roots level of the sport was important.

"It was imperative that we concentrate on keeping costs at the entry level of the sport maintained to encourage more people to get involved in motor sport activity. Stable licence costs and reductions in CAMS permit fees, particularly for speed and circuit events, provides CAMS affiliated car clubs with opportunities to run successful events with improved competitor numbers and the flow on effect is a healthy motor sport industry.

"Initiatives such as the Clubman Rally licence and the reduction in CAMS club affiliation fees are directed at growing the membership base and getting more people involved at the entry levels of the sport."

Further information and the full schedule of fees for 2006 can be found by visiting the CAMS website, www.cams.com.au/go/2006fees.

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For more information regarding this release please contact:

Jenny Thompson, Communications Manager, CAMS
Tel: 03 9593 7777 Mob: 0412 844 644

FOR MEDIA INFORMATION PURPOSES - NO REGULATORY VALUE

Jenny Thompson
Communications Manager
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
Tel: 03 9593 7777
Fax: 03 9593 7700

[Spac]

Rally competitors will welcome the introduction of a Clubman Rally licence, for rally drivers and navigators participating in events up to and including State level, which will help to contain the costs of rallying at the entry level of the sport.

Well brav-fukking-o.
So how long ago was it that we were told the a one-size-fits-all NRL was The Solution???

Wonder how much that experiment cost? Not only financially to CAMS, but to the sport as a whole.
Wonder if those that were responsible for it have had their balls nailed to the wall?

Oh, well, it appears that they DO listen, eventually.
Now we've just gotta work out how to get them to listen straight away - or better still, not come up with these dumb-fork ideas in the first place.

[fro]

Okay, so I followed the link to the 2006 Fees:

Originally Posted by 2006 Rally Licence Costs

International Rally 595.00
International Rally Navigator 595.00
National Rally 149.00
National Rally Navigator 149.00
National Rally Junior 40.00
National Rally Navigator Junior 40.00
Clubman Rally 125.00
Clubman Rally Navigator 125.00
Rally Navigator Single Event 60.00

So the new "Clubman Rally" Licence is $24 less than the National Rally Licence. Quite frankly, I'd have preferred a larger reduction to the permit fees than saving $24 on the licence (which I won't save, 'cause I'll get a NRL anyway...)

[smee]

Ah but Spac, do you have to read between the lines.
Will a clubman rally licence enable you to do other events like hillclimbs, lap dashes etc.
And it's a $24 saving over a National Rally Licence.
The saving will just about buy lunch and 2 drinks (water and Gatorade) for the driver and Nav at one event.

[Spac]

Yes, you're both right. Stupid me assumed/hoped that the CM rally licence was going to be under $100, like the old L2s were.

Still, it'll be good to get the differentiation between who actually chooses to get a NRL - obviously you'd only get one if you intended to do an ARC round (inc RoC, I assume) and no international events.

I guess that means that they'll sell about six of them.

[TKM]

All a load of bollocks if you ask me.

$24 dollar saving on a licence, boy that will go a long way in cutting my running costs for the year. And a 20% reduction in affilation fees, that's going to help me.

Fro's right, they need to reduce the permit fees in order to reduce entry fees.

[fro]

Okay, so the costs for permit fees have reduced for:

State Special Stage Events: $27 per car
Club Special Stage Events: $5 per car

2005 Rally Special Stage (per entry)
Non-refundable deposit and minimum fee based on 10 entries
International Q1N #
National Championship Q2N 455.00
National Other Q3N 300.00
State Championship Q5N 155.00
Multi-Club Q6N 80.00
Club Q7N 50.00

2006 Rally Special Stage (per entry)
Non-refundable deposit and minimum fee based on 10 entries
International Q1N #
National Championship Q2N 455.00
National Other Q3N 300.00
State Championship Q5N 128.00
Multi-Club Q6N 80.00
Club Q7N 45.00

Multi-Club Non-Special Stage Rallies: $2 per car

2005 Rally Non-Special Stage (per entry)
Non-refundable deposit and minimum fee based on 10 entries
State Championship Q5O 120.00
Multi-Club Q6O 62.00
Club Q7O 40.00

2006 Rally Non-Special Stage (per entry)
Non-refundable deposit and minimum fee based on 10 entries
State Championship Q5O 120.00
Multi-Club Q6O 60.00
Club Q7O 40.00

Multi-Club Rallysprint: $4 per car

2005 Rallysprint (per entry)
Non-refundable deposit and minimum fee based on 10 entries
National Championship Q2P 230.00
National Other Q3P 230.00
State Championship Q5P 130.00
Multi-Club Q6P 64.00
Club Q7P 44.00

2006 Rallysprint (per entry)
Non-refundable deposit and minimum fee based on 10 entries
National Championship Q2P 230.00
National Other Q3P 230.00
State Championship Q5P 130.00
Multi-Club Q6P 60.00
Club Q7P 40.00

Multi-Club Touring Assemblies: $14 per permit
Club Touring Assemblies: $11 per permit

2005 Road Events - Touring Assemblies
Multi-Club Q6A 190.00
Club Q7A 169.00

2006 Road Events - Touring Assemblies
Multi-Club Q6A 176.00
Club Q7A 158.00

[fro]

Originally Posted by Spac

I guess that means that they'll sell about six of them.

They might sell a few more than that... All those people who want to do their home-state ARC round will have to look at buying one, as well as those that wish to do other ARC rounds.

Still, for a whole bunch of people, a Clubman Rally Licence (CRL) should happily suffice.

[tortfeaser]

I'm not going to whinge about cost reductions.

Its better than a kick in the head, although why the club and state permit fees can be reduced when the multi-club can't is beyond me.



The affiliation fee reduction will be good - not increasing the club membership fee while the affiliation fee has increased has put pressure on the budget. This will reduce the pressure a bit.

[fro]

Affiliation Fee Reductions:
Club with greater than 200 members: $230
Club with between 101 and 200 members: $220 (BMSC?)
Club with between 41 and 100 members: $242 (LCCCCCC?)
Club with fewer than 41 members:$88

2005 Affiliation Fees
Club with greater than 200 members 1,188.00
Club with between 101 and 200 members 880.00
Club with between 41 and 100 members 704.00
Club with fewer than 41 members 352.00


2006 Affiliation Fees
Club with greater than 200 members 958.00
Club with between 101 and 200 members 660.00
Club with between 41 and 100 members 462.00
Club with fewer than 41 members 264.00

[Spac]

Originally Posted by fro

They might sell a few more than that... All those people who want to do their home-state ARC round will have to look at buying one, as well as those that wish to do other ARC rounds.

Still, for a whole bunch of people, a Clubman Rally Licence (CRL) should happily suffice.

Really, though, its going to be the least popular form of licence.
And as you say, the numbers will be bolstered by the STATE LEVEL competitors who 'have' to do an ARC round as part of their state championship...

[Mark]

I know it is a reduction of a small amount...but I'm all for it. Reductions in such fees are few and far in this world and you'd just expect them to increase by 3 - 5% each year otherwise.

I can't remember how much the Level 3 licence used to cost in 2000 when I started but wasn't it over $200? So, in big picture terms ending up around $128 is pretty good-bucking the trend.

And any reduction in event permit costs is good. I'm sure they'll be passed on, on events like Bega/Bathurst/Batemans where they are nearer $550

Mark

[TKM]

Gone are the days you could buy a Basic Licence off the club secretary for $8

[fro]

I've just got off the phone with Campbell Andrea, and as I said to him, I'm of the opinion that recognising that there is a difference between Club-to-State level rallyists and "National" level rallyists is definitely a step forward.

Keep in mind that the NRL applies not just to those who are doing ARC things, but also encompasses those tarmac rallyists that are doing a "National" level event (Rally Burnie/Tasmania, Mt. Buller Sprint, Targa West, etc).

We live in interesting times.

[Kagan]

Club with greater than 200 members: $230
Club with between 101 and 200 members: $220 (BMSC?)
Club with between 41 and 100 members: $242 (LCCCCCC?)
Club with fewer than 41 members:$88

fro are those figures the right way around?? it appears that it is the worse possible situation to have between 41 and 100, as it costs you more, and you have less people???