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i think the problem, at least around here (pa, nj, ny) is that there are too many "back gate" promoters (and i use that term very loosely)
they stopped "promoting" and the fan base dropped off so they try and make it up by adding more classes, which KILLS the casual fan fanbase.
no one wants to go see a midget race if they have to sit thru 6 classes of fender cars (or worse).....no matter how big a midget fan they may be.....not to mention what 6 classes of fender cars do to the track before the midgets run their feature.
so you got a casual fan sitting thru crap they dont want to see only to watch what they came to see....be run on a junk track.....thats one less person that is gonna show up next time.
and....think about if you did bring kids....they would be bored to tears and wont want to come back.
good track prep....start on time....keep the show moving (no 1 hour intermissions to sell hot dogs)....provide some sort of interaction with the drivers and cars....and some sort of giveaways for the kids and adults (bike night with discounted kids admission, ect) and start advertising...not just posts on the internet...
bottom line, IMO....promoters have to get back to promoting....not just opening the gates and thinking "they will come" cause in todays economy, they wont.
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