Parking fee at LDRS?

$20 a day with no in & out? That's what it costs here in Philly.

That has as much relevance to the LDRS parking fee as the cost of parking in downtown Los Angeles.

Brian Elfert

Funny thing. I was thinking about making the trek from Philly with the family to watch the event. I plan to leave everything home and just enjoy the activity. But a parking fee of $20 no way! And, no in or out! Come on. I agree with Phil that's what you would pay in downtown Philly!

IIRC, it was $5 per day.

-Rich

Brian Elfert wrote:

$5 a day I am pretty sure - it gives you a parking spot and helps to cover the costs of field rental, port-a-potties, etc. Keeps the flying fees down as well. The money has to come from somewhere.

I heard $5 too.

I'm not complaining about the fee, just wondering what the amount is. $10 for two days isn't going to keep me away.

On the other hand, flying fees this year are about the same as last year when parking was free. I've talked to two vendors in the past few days who won't be at LDRS in part due to all the fees BRS is charging.

Brian Elfert

Then you'd have to pay for two parking spaces. 8

I would think their outrageous flyer fees and the completely insane vendor fees would cover the costs of porta-potties and field rental with enough left over to buy a house. I would have thought TRA would take some control over the fees the hosting club could charge.

Aren't we trying to improve the hobby? I would think at least not charging a spectator fee would be in place. Talk about really screwing people to make a buck.

-Rob Bazinet

You know what MARS stands for? Making money is one thing that BRS agrees with MARS on. 8-)

Seriously, they do have some real nice launch equipement which ain't cheap.

Two weeks ago, I paid $46 for ~3 hours near Carnegie Hall.

spectators.

Pat Gordzelik said the local sheriff estimated the crowd on Saturday at over 2,500 at LDRS 2002 in Amarillo. The large crowd meant overflowing dumpsters and not enough portapotties.

If spectators don't pay, then flyer fees pay for it. Do you want to pay for all the spectators?

Is LDRS for flyers or spectators? A spectator fee won't keep the flyers away. For this LDRS, I believe flyers can get multiple parking passes, I think at no extra cost.

Brian Elfert

I'm in agreement, Rob, but if you've happened to notice the cost of other "decent" (non-crap) entertainment and sporting events these days, it's kinda in line.

My better half and I dropped $440 to see Cirque du Soleil a couple weeks ago. Madonna (WREETTCCHH!) tickets are $250 through TM. Sheesh, even baseball's a $150 afternoon.

Rockets are worth it and seeing some of you non-Easterners will be worth it, too. The cost of doing business, so to speak.

Outrageous flyer fees??

Fees for flyers are slightly less this year than last year if I calculated right.

I paid $105 last year for certified days, EX days, insurance surcharge, and banquet. All that money and I never flew a rocket! My fault for neither of them not flying though.

Brian Elfert

It's just my opinion, yes, what part of outrageous did you not get?

-Rob