[QUOTE=carolwicks;52037]i wonder how the owners would pay their bills for the months of no racing… its easy for us to say what they should do but they still have to make a living. PGS has a lease. whether they race or not they have to pay thousands a month to the airport and they still have to keep the place clean, mow and pay insurance etc…
its easy to sit in front of a PC and say what everyone else should do and sometimes i think our suggestions are very good ones, however it may not work for owners for one reason or another. i dont think its fair to accuse all of them of being greedy or uncaring. we think we have all the answers but we dont!.
i do think sundays would work if it rained on saturday. the drivers are already there and the crowds already have rain checks., i think others who had to work on saturday could make it and add to the crowd on sunday. saves the drivers in haulers a huge amount of money but should be announced before the race date so everyone knows the plan. that might avoid the booking over another tracks race also…
carolwicks aka oz[/QUOTE]
Well they do it up North, especially Kalamazoo Speedway, they only run late April to October. They also offer some covered seating which would come in handy at places like Citrus…ever try to attend a race at Citrus in mid August? it’s brutal the fan side faces the setting west sun and it’s damn hot.
They also have a 1 tire rule at K-zoo, so the guy with 4 million in the bank, bringing his modified in a NASCAR style hauler can’t just shell out $600 for a new set and blow the field away.
Here’s another gimmick that they use. They’ll line up a demo derby, street car race, school bus show one Sat. and if you attend that you get a free ticket for next weeks regular racing event. They are far more involved in local commercial sponsorship with a VIP area if a company want’s to treat employees to a night of racing. They are a NASCAR santioned track so that helps them, but to go to K-Zoo you are going to see 30+ Late Models, 20-30 Modifieds…A and B mains and virtually every race comes down to wire…none of this follow the leader stuff you see in FL.