All,
I did not start this thread to bash any organizations or anyone affiliated with them. The biggest question I had was how do these young guys compete 3-4 nights a week on a limited income. I try to support as much as possible by attending shows, buying shirts , joining fan clubs, etc....
I think we as fans would attend if these were ran for a $10 purse and some drivers would show up just for the competition. I cannot begin to think that these winged shows can pay so much more than our beloved non-wing! I will say that the crowd at TSS this past weekend was as big as the day the WoO were there. Yes the tickets cost $35 a piece for that show but you see the point.
I think that we all have grown so used "the way things have been" or "this is how it has always been" that we fail to realize these purses are ridiculous. I will never downgrade a promoter or a track owner but when I see your track lined with sponsors, push trucks or equipment lined with sponsors and your announcer constantly calls out these sponsors then you have plenty of money to give back to the people who make the race (THE DRIVERS!).
I love motor sports period, but nothing I have ever watched has amazed me like a non-wing sprint car and the competition it puts on the track. I wish something could be done to make these purses climb, car counts return to the glory days but I do not see it happening.
I thank everyone for their posts regarding this!
JW