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Originally Posted by WildBillyT
It is not a closely guarded secret. In fact I have gotten feedback regarding just the opposite- that too many meets are in the center of the state. What's that they say about compromise? Hah.
Scott or Justin feel free to correct me on this, but I remember the thought process being this:
A) A lot of our most active members are "centrally located" give or take a few miles.
B) North guys may drive to central meets, and south guys may drive to central meets, but north to south or south to north is a lot of driving and leads to weak turnouts. Driving from Atlantic City to Sussex county for a cheeseburger is a bit excessive.
However, sandwiching meets between 78 and 195 is not fair at all to our North and South guys.
I can say with certainty that we are always looking for feedback regarding the meet schedule and locations.
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I can understand the challenging balance and trying to be fair to the entire group. With that said, if we can keep it within 20 minutes of my house that would be great.
All kidding aside, I think a healthy 50% (central), 25%(south), 25%(north) split would likely work well just as a suggestion to start. Keeping the travel to less than an hour if possible appears to be the magic number for most people. The attendance will show who actually attends compared to those who simply wish to complain but don't have much vested in attending in the first place. Gas prices surely play a factor and everyone is feeling the pinch. As much as everyone would love to see cars and friends, spending $30-$50 on gas does play a part.
Additionally, more central meets may advertise well for those looking to come hang from the PA side. Route 78, 206, etc all can run well into the central area which may make travel a bit easier for those in eastern PA. This is a NJ group but its something to consider.
I can come up with a number of location within the area which would be parking lot friendly and also travel friendly. A good mixture of event locations will be key to try and make most of the group happy. You will get complaints as you already have but it would happen regardless.