Re: Terre Haute Sound System Go Fund Me.
 

Go Fund Me question..................If they fall hugely short of their Goal, do they refund donations, or does that just end up a donation to Fair Grounds for whatever they feel inclined to use it for?

Re: Terre Haute Sound System Go Fund Me.
 

Originally Posted by Offroadrace_814:
I will end up donating. I will ask about a short range FM transmitter. That would allow us to listen to the race through head phones or bluetooth earbuds.

Great point. One of the best things about going to Eldora is listening to their FM frequency and announcers calling the races.

Originally Posted by Offroadrace_814:
I will end up donating. I will ask about a short range FM transmitter. That would allow us to listen to the race through head phones or bluetooth earbuds.

This is the answer. Not sure why tracks don’t go this route (no idea what this type of system costs). Everyone has a phone and most have earbuds anymore or at least something they can plug into their phone. Keep the current systems and upgrade with a local radio signal or internet broadcast.

Re: Terre Haute Sound System Go Fund Me.
 

Originally Posted by The55:
This is the answer. Not sure why tracks don’t go this route (no idea what this type of system costs). Everyone has a phone and most have earbuds anymore or at least something they can plug into their phone. Keep the current systems and upgrade with a local radio signal or internet broadcast.

It's for more than just the fan in the stands. Pits. Possibly fans instructions on crossing the track if the tunnel's un passable. People milling around outside the track at break.

As for Go fund me. As far as I understand. If a fundraiser is cancelled, Accounts of the donors are credited.

Re: Terre Haute Sound System Go Fund Me.
 

Is there any other sport that uses broadcast announcers for events? How would it affect the fan experience if NFL games used the CBS or Fox feed at stadiums. I enjoy the events on Floracing and have no real criticism of the announcers. But they are broadcast announcers, not event announcers. I don't remember having trouble hearing the announcers back in the 70's and I doubt the systems were better back then than they are now.

Re: Terre Haute Sound System Go Fund Me.
 

I think it is ridiculous to ask fans to pay for upgrades other than thru ticket sales. Vigo County and the Fair Board should figure it out and then use the facility more for other events to help get their money back. Seems that nobody wants to spend their own money anymore. They want to use somebody else's. I was brought up to cover your own deal and then not have to answer to anybody. I'm sure three races a year won't give them much to help but is the Board really using the facility as much as it could?

Re: Terre Haute Sound System Go Fund Me.
 

Originally Posted by Rapid Rick:
Is there any other sport that uses broadcast announcers for events? How would it affect the fan experience if NFL games used the CBS or Fox feed at stadiums. I enjoy the events on Floracing and have no real criticism of the announcers. But they are broadcast announcers, not event announcers. I don't remember having trouble hearing the announcers back in the 70's and I doubt the systems were better back then than they are now.

Well, a lot of those sound systems are the same ones used in the '70s, and your hearing was a lot better 50 years ago.

Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
It's for more than just the fan in the stands. Pits. Possibly fans instructions on crossing the track if the tunnel's un passable. People milling around outside the track at break.

As for Go fund me. As far as I understand. If a fundraiser is cancelled, Accounts of the donors are credited.

Probably don’t need a $40,000 upgrade so the teams in the pits can hear. Announcements about crossing the track would obviously be made when there aren’t cars on the track, fans can hear that. Anyway, my comment was more a general comment for all tracks. Enhancing the fan experience is highly important in today’s world, there is so much competition for entertainment dollars and technology is all around us.

Re: Terre Haute Sound System Go Fund Me.
 

I've never been to TH so I can't comment on the PA system quality. I will say at least they're trying. I would rather they do fundraising like this than raising ticket prices. If they charged $5 more dollars and get in 2000 people (no idea if this is accurate) that would be $10000 a night. So they could get the money in tickets but that would cause an absolute **** storm. People would loose their minds if the tickets where increased. Once again a track is in a no win situation.

Get me some Saturday night USAC races there, and I’ll donate