Was the Expo a Success?
 

Does anybody know if the Expo at the Fairgrounds was a success or not? How was parts/cars selling? Top dollar? Given stuff away or just normal?

Wish I could have went.:(

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I was there and I thought the crowd was down,some parts selling. Good time to visit!

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I bought some stuff. It was hard to buy because the people selling was busy talking to there friends instead of taking your money. Oh well I will go back next year for sure.
Kevin

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I think the crowd was good, but sales were down according to all that I spoke to. I did not get hardly any interest in my stuff at all.


Bob Shutt

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I found some good buys, wish I hadn't had to wade through so much stockcar/mortified stuff, but we had a great time.

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I think they paid the same for their spaces as everyone else did. Sorry you felt they shouldnt have been there

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There are alot of modifieds in central & southern Indiana. Having "Modified Row" draws alot of people that wouldn't normally come, both vendors & racers. It was good to see some of our friends from both the modifieds & sprint cars. We're all racers. It's always good to do anything involving racing in the middle of winter!

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I personally want to thank everyone who stopped by the Vermilion County Speedway booth. It was great to hear all of the positive interest in the 2009 season. If you didn't get a chance to sign up for our mailing list just log onto our website at www.vermilioncountyspeedway.us and go to the feedback page to sign up.

It was great to meet all of you and if some of the conversations we had were any indication of the upcoming season, it will be some great racing.

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I didn't say that they shouldn't be there. I would like to see those vendors clustered in that "Modified Row" that was advertised.

Either way, I WILL be back next year as I was last year...

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This was the first time I was at this show. I had a great time .The staff was very helpfull.The crowd was good .I will return for this show. Also got to meet a few friends from other places. I gave the vintage poster to D O. First time I had met him in person.

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Meeting with friends was just about all it was good for. From a vendors stand-point, it was nothing but a display show. Mini PRI show.

By the way, $4.50 for a hot dog is pretty damn rediculous. Thats the same as stealing.

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I had a great time seeing everyone again but I do agree that the food cost ( for a fat boy) where just a little high. Like a mile or two high. How can they get away way with prices like that??? At some point you have to say enough. Just a fat boys opinion.

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Going off of your screen name, sprinterfan, makes me wonder? Just what exactly was it that you were there to purchase from our non-"display show" vendors?

As far as the concession stand: I do want to make clear that we have NOTHING to do with them! They are a fairgrounds deal. I totally agree that $4.50 for a hot dog is ridiculous (I did not look at the prices, but I'll take your word for it)! We had a couple of issues with the concession folks this year. So along with our concerns, we will bring up this issue too, when we meet this week.

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Well, I do have to say this about the mods. Now, I will qualify it in saying that I certainly do prefer sprints and that much is obvious by what I shoot. Down here in Texas, there just are not a lot of sprints, and mods are the top class. I didn't realize how popular this class must be in other places until we had a three day USMTS show in December. It was a Thursday through Saturday show. Each one was a "stand alone" (no prequalifying for the next night). Winning payouts were US$2K on Thursday, 3K on Friday and 4K on Saturday. My point is that the car count was never lower than Thursday's 91 cars, with a high of 97 on Saturday. And top quality teams were not making the feature each night. When was the last time there was a sprint car show with that kind of car count for that small of a payout? I was amazed.

Yeah, I prefer sprint cars, but there are A LOT of mods out there. And these teams are very well funded.

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All of us at Tom Wieck Auctions want to thank all of Shoestring Racing for allowing us to be a small part of your show... We also want to thank everyone that came out to the show and supported it.
The auction was very successful with right at 500 lots and a nice variety of rolling stock... A good crowd was on hand and most stayed to the very end...
We learned a few things to change for next year and look forward to returning next year... Thanks again, Tom

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Well said and THANK YOU!!!! We in the mod class spend a ton of money for next to nothing pay and get little recognition for the talent that is in the modified class. Sprint cars will always be the race car that is near and dear to my heart but I got to tell ya the modifieds are probably the most competive class out there. I know, I know this is a sprint car forum so I'll stop while I'm a head.

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In a place like Indiana, that has so many tracks that run sprints as their top class, much of that modified talent automatically percolates up. Now, this isn't to take anything away from the mods up there. They do put on a good show. Down here where they ARE the top class (as in many other areas, too) that very same talent that would otherwise be running sprint cars, as well as the teams and mechanical innovation, stays in the mods. Hell, we even have Paul White, former Silver Crown champion, driving a modified and a limited (sport) mod regularly here in the Houston area.

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crazy idea here, why not concider haveing the show at one of the other central indiana fairgrounds? Several have 3 buildings that would equal those 2 pretty easy. Then you could save parking and drop the admisison.

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Another crazy idea. For a show that you want greenbacks traded for parts etc. how about a few ATM machines in the building ???

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i know that the atm was there early in the day.........i guess it ran out of money because they came and got it about mid-day....

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Just a fat boy talking but I would have gave the outrageous price of $4.50 for hot dog during the auction part of the sale. So how about a food vender that stayed open during the whole deal and a fair priced one would be nice. Just my gut talking again..

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CRANKIN: Going off of your screen name, sprinterfan, makes me wonder? Just what exactly was it that you were there to purchase from our non-"display show" vendors? As far as the concession stand: I do want to make clear that we have NOTHING to do with them! They are a fairgrounds deal. I totally agree that $4.50 for a hot dog is ridiculous (I did not look at the prices, but I'll take your word for it)! We had a couple of issues with the concession folks this year. So along with our concerns, we will bring up this issue too, when we meet this week.





I wasn't there to purchase anything. I had a booth. Thats why I thought it was a display show. Not just from our experience, but from other booths comments, I don't think anyone was buying anything. At least not over by our booths. (which was closer to the concessions) Probably didn't have enough money cuz of the concession costs. But all in all a good show. Theres not a hot dog or buyer going to keep me from going year in and year out. jmo

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As far as people buying, I was pretty pleased overall as a vendor. I equaled last years numbers on Saturday, and with orders, will beat last year. And some of my customers were eating hot-dogs too, so I guess that didn't effect them too much....:rolling

With the current economy, I was pretty happy overall with the results. Going into the day, I really wondered how it might be. :thumb

Keep up the good and hard work Craig & Tia

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Wow guys this is some great feedback. Sounds like I need to get a booth next year and sell some hamburgers, hotdogs, chilli etc and bring some cash .....LOL. :D

Really a pretty good idea huh? ThinK I could make enough to finance my team for the year?:O: Just kidden....

Does sound like everyone had a good time. Racing is great isn't it?:applaud:

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Craig, the one thing I have learned... Some people just don't ******* get it. you are always going to get complaints from someone not matter how good something is.

While I was unable to make the show, and I am 100% postive that Craig Dori did everything he could to make it the best show possible.

Congrats on a great show... and I'm sorry I wasn't able to make it. Hoepfully I can visit in 2010:confused:

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I had a booth at the show and I wanted to add my 2 cents worth. The staff was very helpful in helping us get set up. My booth was just like last year no surprizes. I sold about the same dollar amount as last year. I have sold $200 since the show to people that looked there and called and bought parts. Overall I think a very good show and a bargain at the price. I plan on going back next year. Thanks Craig and staff for all your hard work
Jack

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I thought the Expo was great...so much sprint car stuff in one area