Bentley
Babbling Farker
- Joined
- Mar 14, 2007
- Location
- Culpeper...
To date, we've assigned categories to individuals on the team for each contest. Each person has been responsible for a specific category and we've shared in the overhead expenses. We're trying something new this weekend for a contest in that we're taking a team approach to each category and centralizing all expenses. One thing this has already done is given us an idea of exactly how much we spend to do a contest. Up to now, I had little idea of the total money we as a team actually spend.
I'm wondering how much money everyone spends in an average KCBS contest. I realize different contests have different expenses. Our American Royal expenses last year were off the charts. But this is a small contest (maybe 40 teams) and we're not doing any entertainment. Without including any personal expenses (like beer) or entertainment expenses like Friday night food. Just to enter the 4 main categories we've spent just over $500 (including food, supplies, and the $150 entry fee but not including any capital cost for equipment and gear). Is this reasonable or are we going overboard?
It seems high to me. Over the years we've become accustomed to some luxury items and I know we could trim some of the costs if needed. But I was just wondering what everyone else spends for a typical contest?
Our next contest will be Clovis. It is about 230 miles from Pasadena.
Entry fee-$250
Meat-$100
Motel-2 nights $125-150 for my team mates.(Hard to see your 81 year old mother sleep on the asphalt!:eusa_clap )
Gas-$75
Extra items-$100
Bottem line $600-$700.