Fixed costs won't change just because we hold a "SALE" on entry fees.
Track Rental, cornerworker pay, insurance, security, admin and support staff pay, gate worker pay, ambulance fees, etc, etc, etc.. are all the same regardless of whether 1 or 100 show up. And they have ALL gone up considerably over the past 5 years.
We'd have to see an increase in entries well IN EXCESS of the reduction in fees to make it worthwhile. If we reduced entry fees 50%, would twice as many people show up? My experience says no.
The harsh reality is that either you can afford to race, or you can't. This is why I've taken 6 of the past 20 years "off" from racing, and a big part of why I'm not racing "at all" this year.