I anm currently working on GCFR. One of the most important items an Organizer must deal with and thats the Budget.

From the Budget comes entry fee etc

One major item in GCFR Budget and I am sure for other events is Trophies.

For GCFR 2009 we spent almost $1000 on Trophies [this does not include any cash awards]

LHFR last year had unique awards bottles of Maple syrup [great job LHFR]

I asked one very busy competitor about an award a few years ago and he said ''Well I haven't looked at it [it was mailed] when it arrived I just put it in the basement with the others''  Now to that competitor the actuall trophy was not important.

So my question to competitors

How important is that Trophy???

Few years ago at GCFR we ran the first Classic Division, every one who competed in Classic received a very cheap plaque to recognise there competing. I know those were very well received [cost event less than $2 each and yet I know they got displayed and not hid in a box

Your input please

Bear had stuffed animals, I thought that was cool.

Don't care so much about plaques/stuff. I had three that sat in a rubbermaid container under my desk for a year before doing anything with them.

1000$ Can go a long way for worker perks/amenities (like the bug nets at Bear), and would probably be better spent doing that.

I can think of one compromise solution: award certificates.  I know that Rally New York's done this in the past.  Even a fancy certificate doesn't cost too much to produce, and the award winners will get something they can still frame and put up on their wall if they want.

Edit: or honey.  Everbody likes honey.  




Doug, I'll let you know where to send the cheque.

I like that idea of dog tags. That sounds pretty cool.

What about playing off the theme or area for the trophies. Like the dog tags were for desert storm...tall pines could do like a wooden award or something in the shape of a pine tree...

I'm not really sure whats special about GCFR, but I'm sure you could find something

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Yopofun good thing you are hiding behind an Alias if you are running GCFR you are in trouble


Maybe we could hand out slabs of Limestone

Pete G
Coordinator GCFR 2010

For First Frost Rally, we engraved some Victorinox knives for the upper competitors, just so it wasn't another plaque.  But it isn't really cheaper.  Bought the knives on sale at CanTire for $11.29 each (taxes in) then had to engrave them/paint in the engraving.

Next time I'll look for metal housed knives and have them laser engraved instead of carving the plastic.  Lesson learned.

Slowpoke wrote on 03/24/10 at 21:29:47:


I bought 5 leatherman wave multi-tools for my groomsmen when I got married.  April 2008 - 5 @ $95.  Engraving= $0.80/character.  Then they threw in some discounts... $511 w/ tax.

http://www.thingsengraved.ca/  (House of Knives)

A certificate with an integrated photo