Looking at it (the way i see it), it went from the “capital region meet” where it generated significant interests as basically a parking lot meet, and turned into a $45 day of event or $30 pre-reg cost of attendence. now i realize as with anything there are costs involved, they have to rent the place out for this event, and that costs money. On the website it says a portion of the cost will be donated to charity (In my experiences all events do this, i believe most events donate 100%, not just a “percentage”), it just seems like someone is trying to line their pockets. I will no longer be attending
I noticed this as well, it shifted from a meet to a paid event (which is fine)… just seemed odd it happened so fast. They are also selling ad space on the website.