Re: just thinking to myself are late model fans more die hard than sprint fans?
 

Originally Posted by VaDirt:
Wait a minute. The promoter telling the drivers that it's their responsibilty to get more cars and more people? Or am I misreading that? Either way, maybe the promoter just needs to do a little better job of actual promoting??

you read it right. a friend of ours drives a late model over there and that's what the promotor told them at the drivers meeting earlier in the season last year. i'm not going to mention the track.

Re: just thinking to myself are late model fans more die hard than sprint fans?
 

Originally Posted by Great Scott:
I also was disappointed by the samll crowd. I image the threat of rain had a huge impact. I was also suprised by the low sprint car count since it was the only track running sprints in the State.

I've been going to North Vernon several times a year since 1979 and I've only seen a handful of what you would call "good crowds". The place has never drawn that well.

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I thought it was a great crowd for 80% chance of rain.Most promoters would have thrown in the towel at 9 am when they looked at the weather.How many times do you see 3 reds in five laps:headbang

I will be back next weekend for double sprint features:thumb

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Originally Posted by AERO410SCJA:
I thought it was a great crowd for 80% chance of rain.Most promoters would have thrown in the towel at 9 am when they looked at the weather.How many times do you see 3 reds in five laps:headbang

I will be back next weekend for double sprint features:thumb

Will you be parked in the same spot? I want to avoid that attack dog out front:O:

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Quite honestly, Nationwide there are a ton more Big Names in LM racing than sprints. There are hundreds of more tracks that run them and most support classes have fenders.

I don't know what last nights crowd was like. I made last years opener and it was a good crowd, Not packed like a old sprintweek show but good. Car count was about the same for that opener. The ones who raced were there for fun and competition, To shake down their car and to try to get a handle on a setup for next weekend.

I wouldn't say LM fans are more dedicated. Theres just tons more of them.

The track Cecil is talking about ryhmes with Torrance and if you notice their schedual. Its about two races a month. Expecially July/Aug.

Chuck

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Originally Posted by Dirtfan:
Will you be parked in the same spot? I want to avoid that attack dog out front:O:

Lookout I may not feed him Saturday.He"ll be looking for a leg to chew on(or hump):D

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With very iffy weather in the forecast, great college basketball on TV and the Indiana Boys Basketball Championships on TV I'm not surprised the stands weren't full. Tom

Re: just thinking to myself are late model fans more die hard than sprint fans?
 

Originally Posted by Flatrightrear:
With very iffy weather in the forecast, great college basketball on TV and the Indiana Boys Basketball Championships on TV I'm not surprised the stands weren't full. Tom

More dedicated than Sprint Car fans I don't think so. If this event paid $10,000 or $20,000 (As the event we are comparing to) to win I am sure the crowd would of been there. Chance of rain all day had to hurt the fan count also.

For me the decision was easy on Saturday, I was at Conseco Fieldhouse seeing my Princeton Tigers win the 3A championship! I plan on heading to North Vernon next weekend and the way it sounds I will see 2 Sprint features!

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Originally Posted by SP Motorsports:
This is why we didn't go.

As far at the flips and reds, you're gonna have those so you have to factor those in. Its like saying the races would have been over sooner if there weren't so many races.

Sry but a TRUE race fan would not care what classes are there if that is what keeps them from going. Just my Opinion and mine alone.

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Well i grew up in a sprintcar family and worked on latemodels for years. I guess i suck....:o: