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Originally Posted by staggerman
Plus you don't have any tow money for the 28 cars that didn't make the feature. So if you give them a $100 a piece that is another $2800 off your profit.
Face it with the nonwinged crowd it seems the bigger to win the less cars that show. One of the biggest successes for nonwinged cars was the Mopar Million several years ago that had over a 100 entries. The thing that made the Mopar so success full is the purse paid to the guys who did not make the show. Heck I think everyone got at least $200 to put their car on the track and then the payout got bigger from C to B to A. That is the only way you will get a big turn out if everyone gets a piece of the pie not just one race winner.
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When you look at the example numbers listed, the dicey proposition of the money involved promoting a race really comes into focus. I'll admit, as a fan, I don't really grasp all the stuff that has to go into a race to make it happen. I show up, pay my ticket price, enjoy the race, and go home. I've been to races that had very few fans, and didn't really give much of a thought to how it was impacting the promoter/track owner. After reading this, and other posts from promoters/ track owners, it gives me a better appreciation of what these guys do to provide me my preferred form of entertainment/stress relief/therapy.
