[QUOTE=OldSchool+;174016]Phil & Scott:
If you were a promoter, and for whatever reasons and/or mistakes, for years things have been in a state of decline at your track.
Now, your attendance is down (both gates) and your deal is close to break even. Let’s say you are working a day job to pay your personal mortgage.
How would you proceed?
This isn’t supposed to be inflammatory, that scenario may come up sometime & perhaps your suggestions would be helpful.[/QUOTE]
There’s a simple math equation for results it seems…
Action on the track = fans in the stands = better payouts = more cars = action on the track ∞
If you want action on the track you need to have strong car counts. To have strong car counts you have to treat the drivers well and compensate them appropriately (see my above link to payouts for Thompson Speedway) If you get good car counts, you’ll draw crowds every time… Look at what Citrus seems to be doing… Every time I see a picture or video, they have it all together. When you put a good payout up (and advertise it), cars show up and that creates good competitive action on the track.
$10 for adults $5 for kids under 12 free is a good deal. If you save people money at the front gate, they will spend it on food and beer at the concessions. Dirt tracks around the country seem to use this mentality. I constantly see pictures with cheap concession prices and cheap front gates. Why not asphalt tracks?
Something else I would love to see more of and I think really helps is sponsors for divisions. Up here, every division at almost every track has a sponsor. Monster Energy, Xtramart (convenience chain), Sunoco Race Fuels etc. Get sponsors to put up part of the purse or sponsor special bonuses in each divisions. Make it lucrative for both sides. It can be done!
Lastly I’ll say this… Frasson is right… There are too many different and similar divisions in FL. I have said it a billion times. Combine rules packages and give weight penalties and breaks to get everyone more equal and slowly phase them into one don’t do it like the sportsman rules… Now there are 3 different sets of those rules again lol Be smart about it and it can work, be too aggressive and you’ll get too much kickback and it’ll backfire as seen.
But again, I’m in the nawth… what do I know? Probably nothing…