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8/21/11, 11:15 AM   #9
Re: Springfield Observations
brc
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I too,,thought the days racing was pretty good overall.

My concern is,,,if you went over to the east and got an overall look at the grandstands and people in them,,as I did,,, the crowd count had to be very very low. The weather did look somewhat questionable very early in the morning/day for people possibly traveling quite a ways,,,which could be somewhat a factor.
I can not imagine anyone from a promoter point of view made any money on this particular race,,,other than everyone will chime in,, "The back gate/pit passes pays for the purse".
Not sure what the asnswer is to getting the crowds of yesteryear in the stands other than blue collar jobs back in the good ol,,,U S of A,,,and I sure dont see that happening in the very near future,,as sad as it is,,,to say.
If you cant get the die hard sprint car,, Champ car fan to show up at a race with this history I dont think the 'vibe' is there for filling the stands anywhere.

Just my 2 cents.

BC