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carpediemracing, thanks for that very interesting reply
It makes sense to me that the most sustainable race model through fat times and lean is that you rely on clubs to put on events, go back to the old model. It didn't even occur to me that a side effect of the old system was needing plenty of club members so that you'd have enough volunteers to both run the race and race the race (if possible to do both). In fat times, sure let promoters step in if there is profit to be made (or let the clubs keep the races if that's what they want). In lean times, you still have races and people who are willing to donate a day or a week of their time, depending on their level of involvement with the race.