Ditto to most everything said above.
To me, an organizer needs to realize that there are 4 elements necessary to a successful comp.
Sponsors, Staff (normally volunteers), the public, and the teams.
Ignore or mistreat any of those and the comp will fail.
There is one event in this region that is a kinda "historic" event. Everyone wants to be there for the "prestige".
But, they basically ignore the teams and their needs for water, electric, etc because teams will come anyway.
I relish:
Dependable water and electric.
Large spaces with room to maneuver.
Good communication starting with a decent web-site to answer questions or rapid response to emails.
Staff on hand to meet arrivals and get them into sites.
Occasional visits by staff to see if all is OK.
Ice on Sat afternoon to freshen coolers for left-overs.
Basically, just feeling that the organizer cares and is trying.
My biggest turn-off (other than lack of one or more of the above) is an organizer that wants lots of money for entry fees and is paying out only a small portion of it.
Then, when you ask, they say--"It's for charity" :evil:
Excuse me--"I give heavily to the charities of my choice and do not intend to support yours at the cost of having little chance to break even!"
I have to "hold my nose" and enter one of those shortly for other reasons.
Still pisses me off.
Just my thoughts.
TIM