racephoto1 (Offline)
#18
3/22/13 7:04 PM
A few things since I tossed this up here
Somebody found the money or Traxxs wouldn't be on TV. They'll push it as cutting edge, but after the first couple of laps, it isn't that exciting.
The demographic question has a lot of different angles. As I posted in a different thread, how do we get those people in the seats? I don't have a definitive answer, but I have put out a few ideas.Does anyone have anymore?
As for down time, make all TV shows Sprint/Midget doubleheaders. That solves the downtime problem. All racing , all the time.
The last problem is name recognition. The local guys are unheard of 300 miles from here. The biggest recognizable name of late is Kyle Larson, on a national scale. But when he's mentioned on TV, USAC is a blip on the RADAR. In the old days , State Fairgrounds on Friday, the 500 on Sunday. You saw drivers do both. Now USAC doesn't have a big league, so the local doesn't get national exposure, neither does the racing. This is a big problem.
If you are going to be a feeder series, play on that. Right now USAC is THE feeder for Nascrap, play on it. See the future stars of NASCRAP, following in the footsteps of Gordon, Stewart, ETC. I have enough people ask me how I know these guys, I tell them from Bloomington, Terre Haute, Eldora and other local tracks. I tell them if you want see them go to a local show.
That's just a few things.