[Seadog]

Originally Posted by Dyno Don It is all about the purse. They were paying $5000 to win 20 years ago. In this day and age the purse should be at least $10,000 to $15,000 to win if not more. I am sure I would pay more for a ticket to see 30 Sprinters, vs 18 at Winchester (well maybe not Wincester). Look at Salem and the crowds they used to draw, granted the ticket price has not gone up, but the car count as gone down. Is there a relationship here, I believe so. Up the purse so a team can at least break even and car counts would go up. Let's drop all the support series that most people do not want to see and put that money towards the main event. It is all about the money and I believe that if you put on a good show with a good pay out, both fan and cars would show upl

$5000 to win 20 years ago? For a regular show? I'm thinking not, but your memory may be better than mine on that.