Entry Fees

This is a topic I don't see a lot of around here, but I know in other places and series that there are entry fees. There was an event for street stocks at my local Friday night track last week that had one. The kicker was that the entry fee was $40 and the pit passes, which EVERY person buys, were $35. This sucks for the drivers and crew members. The tow money was given back in the form of the entry fee. However, the drivers still paid $10 more for pit passes, regardless of class they run. I honestly see the entry fee as a useless thing that can add more confusion to things. That is why here in Central Illinois you RARELY see them. The purses are planned out based on other items besides this entry fee. You should have your financial aspects well planned out so you can pay the advertised purse to begin with. If raising the pit passes, don't get carried away. $30 would have been ok but $35 was a little much when some late model shows that pay the same don't charge that much. Plan on how you are you going to make your purse money, and plan for multiple scenarios. Any good business person has at least a couple plans in place in case things don't happen the way you think they will. To me, the ONLY entry fee there EVER should be is when you buy your pit pass to enter the pits that night, and nothing else.