THIS IS NOT OFFICIAL JUST A PLAN - I HAVE TO PROPOSE THIS TO WHO EVER IS RUNNING EACH EVENT, AND EACH TRACK, AND GET APPROVAL FROM BOTH.
Ok, I have been thinking and planning all weekend how to handle this and this is what I have come up with.

First off I think it will just be Visa gift cards....You can use it for gas, food, or a flat tire on the way home (as most of us have been in that situation at least once), or to cover your entry fee. It would be a hassle to find a gas station close to each track that whould be able to accomidate a toter and trailer it thats what the winner had, or that would even be open when the winner leaves the track.

TICKET SALES: Each car will be given a flyer about the raffle, and we will have it announced several times through out qualifying. Tickets will be $1 or 6 for $5. I will have a designated spot to purchase tickets and have someone selling them through out the stands.

PRIZES: The total in ticket sales wIll be be split 50 / 50 making one pot for drivers and one pot for spectators or anyone else. Then as much money that was taken in from sales will be divided into prizes and raffled out. I would also like to see if a few teams would donate 2 or 3 tee-shirts to be given out to the raffle winners. A great way to get your team / business advertised and great for morale.

for example: $1000 on raffle sales translates to this: I will pick 5 winning tickets from a list of teched drivers for $100 gift cards. Then I would pick 10 winning tickets from the raffle tickets for $50 gift cards and a tee-shirt. (providing I can get some donations)

All proceeds go directly back out in winnings.

THIS IS NOT FOR PROFIT. THIS IS FOR US BY US. IF WE DON'T SUPPORT OURSELVES NO ONE ELSE WILL EITHER.

I would like to try it with the BOTI race @ MIR. If successful I would like to do it for several other races, like the last 2 NOPI races, the FWD shoot out, and several other non sanctioned events. Since I will not be able to drive my car due to the crushed anlke at Atco, I will have plenty of time to devote to this.


Tell me what you all think about this.

 

I think it sounds like an excellent idea and a good way to get people more involved. How will you go about getting the visa gift cards to the winners if you have to purchase it with the raffle money? you could probably just hand out cash. Just a thought.

 

Sounds like a good idea. You may want to look into the local Lottery Laws before doing it just to cover yourself.

 

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And also tax laws, just thought of this. But I think as long as you stay under a certain dollar amount you are good with that aspect.

 

I'm doing that as we speak, unofficialy I have been told that as long as there is no one profitting then it should be OK. I have calls to the county govt and may need to just get a permit. But I'm working on all of this.

 

Bump to bring this back to page one for Sandra.

 

OK, I just spent all afternoon with St. Mary's County government. But it was worth it.

Got the OK from BOTI.

Now I just have to get the OK from the Millers at MIR. Everyone cross thier fingers and wish me luck. I have heard nothing but good things about the Millers so I am hopeful they will allow this.

I would like to get this posted on other imports sites as well, to see what everyone else thinks.


Modified by toubaby2 at 1:08 PM 6/19/2008

 

so this is purely to recieve money/ kinda like the lotto then? i dont get it...

what is the objective for this raffle?

 

This is where the idea came from.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/2322366

I'm thankful that Sandra was willing to step up and run with it.

Sandra


It's just a way to try and help out some of the racers with fuel cost, or whatever.

 

ok so this is to raise money for fuel to those going to the etown race in october then correct?

 

Sandra likes the idea and will try at for MIR and see if it works.

If it works it could be done at any or every event.

I talked it over with Brian and he suggested I post it and see what happens.

 

cool deal, as long as the tracks fine with it your good on our side

 

Ok I have some information, but not much. I have gotten approval from the county, the sheriff's dept, and BOTI. I spoke with Jason Miller from MIR today, he said he will get back to me with an answer. MIR is weary in letting me do this; apparently in the past they have had problems with this type of thing. They have tried to have raffles there before and had a hard time selling enough tickets.

Don't get discouraged, if they do not give me permission for this event then I will campaign and try to do it at Englishtown for SUMMER SLAM on July 5th & 6th.

If it works at Englishtown maybe then next time MIR will see that it worked and let us do it for some other event.

 

Awesome job so far. Good Luck