Originally Posted by chop:
Please remember that berlin is a late model track. Look at the payout for a late model race
http://www.kalamazoospeedway.com/new...rom=&ucat=4&el race at Kalamazoo speedway
How many sprint cars did usac bring to the race at Kazoo this year? How many crown cars will show up for the Berlin race?
I was at the last sliver crown race at Berlin (cant' remember the name of it, was the year the other guys tried running the cars) Had a good crowd. Alot showed up to see Newman race.
A week away and not much tv or newspaper ads for it here in Grand Rapids.
Chop, if by the other guys running the Berlin race you are talking about the PRA series? That series was started by Jason Mc Cord and I must admit I forget the other Jason's last name. Both Jason's have been working for USAC for the last several years after Kevin Miller took over. They never did secure a huge number of races for the PRA series, I have found myself wondreing the past several weeks what part they played in not securing a promoter for the Oswego race.
USACRACING2010, instead of teasing us about how great the 2011 schedule is for Silver Crown, why don't you share with the fans what is in the works?
Kudos to whoever got the purse back up to $8000 to win.
Chop, I have stated my feelings about USAC's lack of advertising or promoting for years.
So let me try a new approach, from my fan viewpoint it appears USAC is struggling to find people to promote there races, struggling to get car owners with enough of their own cash or sponsorship money to compete and fewer and fewer fans showing up even at Indiana events. Oh wait many of you will say the last statement about the fans only applies to USAC pavement racing and the dirt racing is healthy; Sprint Week Shows sure pack the house. I will give you that!
As long as USAC has the attitude there fans will find them, they don't have to advertise they will continue to spiral downward in my opinion. That long time fan base is aging USAC and dying off with no effort on your part to attract new fans from what I am seeing.
Patti