Morning Frasson…
[QUOTE=Frasson118;10561]AB195 is already back from Indiana, and gave a glowing report of what he had seen up there. He has SEEN the light.
He reported full fields of cars, several thousands of fans in the grandstands, the need to park almost a mile from the track just to get in… even on a THURSDAY night… all for $10 a head.
We can’t get thousands of fans for anything other than Crash-A-Rama garbage.
Nobody down here likes to hear how they do things “up North”, at least without an offer to head back there ourselves. But the FACT is that there are plenty of racetracks all over the U.S. that aren’t hurting nearly as bad as we are here in Florida… and it’s NOT the economies fault either. It’s no better in Indiana (or NY, or Mass, or Wis., or Iowa) than it is here.
It’s time the Promoters around here start delivering a product that is consistant with the price of admission. A Sunbelt race for $30 at Lakeland, or $20 for a 100 lap Truck race is lousy value for the dollar. Sure it takes a lot of money to open the gates, but if these were $10-12 shows, a lot more people could afford to have their asses parked at your tracks instead of at the movies, bowling, or a restaurant.
My girlfriend and I were considering the ASA race at New Smyrna this weekend (she’s a Brandon Johnson fan), but with us 2, my son, her 2 kids, and her daughters friend, we are looking at a bill of $100.00 just to get in. Sorry… can’t do it. We’ll either be home, or at the Springs or something we can do a hell of a lot cheaper. Wouldn’t it make more sense to have $50-60, and 6 people eating and drinking instead of $0.00 dollars at both the ticket booth and the concession stands? Not picking on NSS here, as this show probably does have better value for the dollar than most weeks. It’s just an overall observation.
Instead of raising prices to make up for the shortage of people that do come, try making it more affordable to more people. If you can create a reputation as a place to spend a Saturday night for cheap, get a lot of entertainment, and not have to mortgage the double-wide just to go, you might create a bigger following on both sides of the fence.
What’s being tried here isn’t working, and it’s not all the Promoters fault either. Ugly racecars, greedy tire and fuel suppliers, spineless offficials, rules discrepancies, favoritism on track and in the tech line… all add up to unhappy people on both sides. We all have a part in making things better, and it has to start soon, or our sport is toast.[/QUOTE]
I guess I am a diehard race supporter no matter what the tracks do… So First of all, how old are the kids… I am almost positive NSS has a childs price and some of the kids are free… Since I don’t have any kids in the house, I am not sure… I have to agree with you about “inspiring” the fans to come out… I am from the Midwest and I can’t remember too many nights as both a driver and as a fan that the fans weren’t there and the cars weren’t there… I really hope you come out… WE as Fans and drivers can’t give up or we will all lose out…
Duane