B_Doughtie wrote:
I guess I need yall to talk to me through this like I'm stupid. Right now it's not really that difficult to WC Q right? I mean yes it's hard but it's also being shown that it's only hard for certain events. So what solution are yall trying to solve for?
So this program is going to be what? The initial eligibility to qualify? Without the $120 investment, you can't KQ? So then you pay the additional "KQ" on the spot fee when you qualify at said race, on top of the already paid "initial eligibility" fee?
I guess if your trying to come up with every angle that IM can "gouge", fair enough.
Yup, that's pretty much it. They could call it anything, but without the extra $120 you're not eligible. Cue stories of athletes making the KQ placing but not having paid the fee being denied entry and you can scare people into buying it. They could soften it and say "your $120 KQ eligibility fee is applicable towards your Kona entry".
Yes, it would be a complete money grab, I threw out probably as an idea for how IM could generate revenue growth in the coming years. That's literally the only thing that it solves.
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mathematics: Jan 31, 24 12:05