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Originally Posted by robert gatten
Don't think there was ever a track that made it's fortune on tee shirt sales. A driver souvenir row or section would add excitement and activity for fans. Shopping at the track could be fun and benefit everyone involved, including the tracks shop. Ever been to a NASCAR race and visited all the souvenir trailers, don't think Humpy or any promoter ever worried that the drivers were putting them out of business.
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I know a retired couple who traveled the NASCAR curcuit selling driver shirts, caps, sweatshirts, jackets, etc........First off they had to bid to a team in order to sell their wares. Then they had to pay NASCAR a percentage of sales for their licensing agreement. On top of that, each track charged a fee in order to set up and do business at their facility.
We were at Charlotte and saw first hand the police coming in and confiscating all of a vendors wares due to non payment of the tracks fee. Humpy didn't worry because they were receiving money up front before the weekend racing even started. No pay, no sell.
I hope that Mel can make a go of it at Gas City. If not, I certainly don't see anyone else sticking their neck out to buy/promote the facility. I also hope that some sort of an agreement can be worked out for the teams and drivers to be able to sell their wares. If anyone thinks that promoters are making huge amounts of cash, think again. Look at car counts and check the grandstands. This economy is certainly causing hardship for track owners/promoters, car owners, drivers and fans alike.
Be careful what you wish for, it very well may come true.