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**Johnny** · 12-20-2011, 09:00 PM

The entrants pay to entertain spectator parasites, why not marshal instead of spectate or would that require a bit of effort / commitment?

The sponsors pay the entrants to advertise, you can't do that when no one wants to watch the sport. Even someone like Perez (who pays his own way) will have had a half decent income from the number of VK bobble hats (alright, baseball caps) that he's sold. The less spectators, the less hats/scarfs/coats sold.

Commitment is the main reason why I don't marshall, there aren't that many events that fit in with other things that I'm doing (either work, football or sprinting), certainly not those within a distance that I'm willing to drive and spend fuel money on. Last year I did the Wyedean, half a day at the Somerset Stages and one event on Epynt. Epynt is out of the question to marshall because I'd have to wake up before I went to bed to get there, on the times that I go to spectate we usually miss the first couple of stages anyway.

And the notion of entrants paying to entertain is just ridiculous, the drivers pay for their own enjoyment. If I said that did sprints for the good of other people then I'd be lying, I do it because I enjoy it.

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Johnny Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 464 Senior Member	The entrants pay to entertain spectator parasites, why not marshal instead of spectate or would that require a bit of effort / commitment? The sponsors pay the entrants to advertise, you can't do that when no one wants to watch the sport. Even someone like Perez (who pays his own way) will have had a half decent income from the number of VK bobble hats (alright, baseball caps) that he's sold. The less spectators, the less hats/scarfs/coats sold. Commitment is the main reason why I don't marshall, there aren't that many events that fit in with other things that I'm doing (either work, football or sprinting), certainly not those within a distance that I'm willing to drive and spend fuel money on. Last year I did the Wyedean, half a day at the Somerset Stages and one event on Epynt. Epynt is out of the question to marshall because I'd have to wake up before I went to bed to get there, on the times that I go to spectate we usually miss the first couple of stages anyway. And the notion of entrants paying to entertain is just ridiculous, the drivers pay for their own enjoyment. If I said that did sprints for the good of other people then I'd be lying, I do it because I enjoy it.
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