Scott,
Don says the tracks won't pay. There are tons of classes trying to get on schedules around here and if it cost them anything, I guess Don figures they would just replace our dates with Classics, Vintages, or one of the numerous sprint series around here. We are probably the only division that has sanctioning fees. Don is the man in charge, I just race, he would be the one to talk to if you want more specifics. We all talked about it at the meeting which was open to everyone and this is what came out of it. No one had a better idea. If I was going to complain about anything it would be paying INEX for the annual membership or the price to race the Nationals as they were all higher. Heck alot of tracks charge more than that to run their track, Susky charges that if you want track points.
Also, the car count in our class was not earth shattering this year. We only had over 30 cars a few times and toward the end of the season we didn't even have 24 at Susky. That too might have influenced the price increase since the expenses stayed the same but it looks like there might be fewer paying.
Again, I'm not arguing it, since it is not my deal, just it didn't bother me since I spend double that in gas alot of weekends. Besides I think we are getting off topic here, maybe we should start a new one.