Sandy Lowe |
7/11/21 5:17 PM |
Re: Knoxville USAC
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Originally Posted by oppweld
(Post 541813)
This was doomed from the start. The loss of Friday night coupled with inability to secure shows on either side of Saturday night eliminates lower budget teams from traveling. Having a local wing show does little to promote ideal track conditions. Next year they should return it to a two day show Hall of Fame weekend. Sprints and Midget both nights. Most importantly get all non wing and midget organizations to Co sanction or agree to not run against this event. Weekly tracks run non point races if they have to run. Cooperation one weekend of the year is not going to hurt any organization or track but could significantly help jump start the NonWing Nation back to its proper place of prominence!
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We already have a big "event" in Indiana, the Smackdown at Kokomo Speedway. Thursday & Friday (USAC sprints only) paying at least $5,000 to win & $500 to start. Then the finale on Saturday with USAC sprints paying $15,000 to win & $1,500 to start (plus USAC regional midgets).
We can't even get all the tracks in Indiana to take sprints off their schedule for that weekend. No way they would do it for a race 300+ miles away.
Before I get bashed I completely understand that some teams may feel that they do not want to race at the Smackdown as it is not the right fit for them. But every sprint fan that chooses to go watch sprints somewhere other than Kokomo that weekend is potentially one less ticket sold at the Smackdown. That possible lost revenue is one more reason for Kokomo to keep the Smackdown from being an even higher paying event in future years.
Oppweld your last sentence is spot on:
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Originally Posted by oppweld
(Post 541813)
"Cooperation one weekend of the year is not going to hurt any organization or track but could significantly help jump start the NonWing Nation back to its proper place of prominence!"
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