Have you ever been to the NCM and seen what they have done to preserve the Corvette heritage. All of the money to keep this great place going is thru donations and fund raising. I pi$$ more than $500 away and think nothing of it or don't remember even what it went towards. A 1 in 500 chance of owning a new Z for $500, i'll take those odds any day. I buy every raffle ticket they sell during the year for their Vette give aways. Ask the people who win one if they think the NCM is gouging them. They are in the process of building on to the NCM to make it larger and better, that takes big $$'s. I know Zippy can explain better than i have, but IMO, it is a worthy cause. Is it a cure for cancer, no, but Vettes are near and dear to our hearts and the people who buy the raffle tickets, do it out of love for the Marque.
Jack