Good ideas, sounds like heaps o' fun.snip.
Quoted for awesomeness.Look, I'll say it simply. It seems that those who are using mummy and daddy's money are less sensitive to the fact they are gambling with their money.
I don't give a shit that the race was cancelled. I've been racing in QLD since 2008 and a fuckload of races have been rained off in that time. Yeah, it's a bitch, but shit happens. They get rescheduled and life moves on. That's not the issue.
The issue is that they have hid this little clause in the T's & C's, as a quick way to fill the club's pockets. It's a bullheadedly short sighted approach, that will be nothing short of the death of DH in QLD.
You CANNOT offer a service at a previously determined price, only to say "sorry, it rained, we're now not offering a refund, and the service has now changed".
It is a morally disgusting way to do this, and by god if Karma actually exists it's waiting behind those responsible with the biggest, knobbliest stick it can find.
QLD DH has been getting worse and worse, and going for the short sighted cash grabbing technique to get funds in the bank now will do nothing productive for DH in the future.
One of the most famous business techniques is; "Look after your customers, and the business will look after itself". Yeah, and you know what? Fuck over your customers, and your business will fucking burn.
The clause was not "hidden" in the Terms and Conditions of contract. It was there for anyone who chose to read it, and you chose not to.The issue is that they have hid this little clause in the T's & C's, as a quick way to fill the club's pockets. It's a bullheadedly short sighted approach, that will be nothing short of the death of DH in QLD.
Well said.The clause was not "hidden" in the Terms and Conditions of contract. It was there for anyone who chose to read it, and you chose not to.
No business will cover consequential loss (i.e. one track gets rained out, and a replacement is sourced at the last minute that you decide not to ride), and many will not offer cover for acts of god (i.e. weather). It's the way the world works.
This has nothing to do with "padding out the business bank account" and everything to do with insurable costs, and what costs that are outlaid prior to an event i.e. the aforementioned insurance, first aid presence, administrative fees, etc.
That you are unhappy is understandable. Your reaction to the situation, however, is childish and petulent.
Kindly go and stick your head in a blender.
i feel sorry for anyone who decided not to race, it was great.
Seems to be the consensus of everyone that was there...Awesome day's riding out at blackstone. Wet and slipping all over the place at the start of the day but dried out to be super tacky by the end, amazing conditions. Had loads of fun and while it definately isn't the steepest, fastest, longest or most technical, I would gladly race there again
Yep. Track was in top condition for the first run through, tacky and hard packed. Great Day! Numbers were pretty good but I guess that's from Kenilworth.