Dave, in our area (which is possibly unique), the successful HPDE events are for profit. They run on off days when the tracktime is cheap, use professional staffing that the tracks provide, and they make money.

As a club, we would merely have to insert a few key people into the roles that are now paid positions, and entice instructor corps.

But, the problem is the staff positions that are needed to be filled. Tough to find quality people on work days, and reimbursing them appropriately would anger the normal race staffs greatly.

Sometimes I think we should just hand out SCCA brochures at SCDA events, LOL. (Ian and Elivan do a pretty good job of that, actually!)