Originally Posted by
tetonrider
in my region, the penalty for late registration is usually $5-15. with on lie reg available until the night before and with variable weather, potential for low-turnout, other issues coming up (a crash the prior weekend), it tends not to make sense to pre-register unless one is super strapped for cash.
i get that this isn't good for promoters, but the penalty for late reg (or the bonus for early reg) isn't generally enough to align racers' goals with those of promoters.
You need to look at it from another angle. Promoting a race starts from the moment the previous year ends. With the amount of hoops to jump thru, it isn't possible to get a race up an running weeks before the event.
Pre-registration is more about the promoter and race staff being able to concentrate on the event on the days prior but most importantly on the eve and race day. There are always people who volunteered that for some reason or other are a no-show. This doubles the work for those setting up. It's not just about the revenues, multiplying entry fee's times entries may sound like promoters are raking it in but if you look at the costs of police, permits personel and equipment, it's not windfall profits..