Originally Posted by LEADERS EDGE:
Good thing for him you weren't driving your Lotus. That driver obviously didn't realize the importance of the person he was dealing with.
What are the payouts going to be once the series gets established with car counts of twenty plus?
1st- he should have known, I am the one that gave him an engine so he could race
2nd - tough question, one that I do not have an answer for right now. I would hope with 20+ cars on a consistent basis we would get to the point where we get $200+ per car. But it is not just car count that will get us there, there are other factors as well (i.e. the economy, competition for the race dates, value we bring to the promoters). The problem with getting the purse we want is frankly the fans. In this area they do not turn out for midget racing. We need to win them over and when that happens and the promoter can fill his stands when we are in town, then and only then will be be able to negotiate for more.
Too often we are still the undercard for a larger show, as long as that is the case you will get undercard money.
So not only do we have to build car counts, we have to build a following as well. Between the two, the car counts will be the easier to build.