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STLTHMSTA:
I like Skee's idea. Why not give it a try. It doesn't mean it's a revolution, it's just an idea to try something new. TM

stevegrab:
Since you asked for opinions here is mine. Not a fan, weekend events just work better for me with a M-F job. If you already have Sa/Su off, a weekend event may only mean one day off, at MPFB my roommate didn't have much vacation, and left a bit early to ride down Friday. Usually one day is enough, unless I want more riding then I use 2.

I agree with some others, if you're doing a new event great. I think changes to existing events need to be more carefully considered (starting with the organizers and regular attendees).

MPFB is already a week long event any idea how many come just for say the first 2-3 days because it works for their schedule? Do you have some numbers for that?

Are you hearing from members that want weekday rallies, or is it just part of the "lets try something different" plan.

Patmo:
Both….I have some KY members that have told me that they are tied up on saturdays-sundays and have either free time, or time off work, during the week.  I see a lot of posts on FB showing lots of our members our riding during the week.  I think that there is a market for weekday rallies, and it is one that almost no one is addressing. We could set ourselves apart from almost every other group if we did offer some weekday events, IN ADDITION to the already established weekend events we have.

In regards to when events are scheduled….that is almost entirely up to the event coordinators. We only have a few stipulations/guidelines and they do not deal with the days of the week that events may be held on.  The event coordinators choose the locations and days that work best for them and their event. If any event coordinator would choose to run their event as a weekday event, they won’t get any pushback from the EC.

Personally….I have season tickets for college football in the fall and that means having only a few free weekends in September and October where I could attend a rally.  A weekday rally during those months would be ideal for me.

Patmo:

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--- Quote from: NinjaBob on September 17, 2022, 11:00:48 pm ---As long as you're adding a new event and not changing an existing event I say go far it.

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^  No harm in giving it a try.  Perhaps scheduling it in conjunction with a weekend meet in a nearby region would give folks the added option of attending one or both as their schedules permit.  For example, schedule a weekday meet somewhere near the Dragon in NC, and then a weekend meet in Canaan Valley in WV.



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Not a bad idea IMO, but might be hard to schedule. Most of our rallies are 2 weeks apart

Patmo:
I just looked it up and according to the Dept. of Labor…..35% of all full time workers in the US work WEEKENDS.  My friends, that’s A LOT of people.

Are we missing an opportunity?

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