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Can't say I'd be one to stick around after I was done, but there is a reason they call DD the Peoples Champ. Seeing him in the stands watching the street stocks drinking a cold one after the races is one of the reasons he is so popular. My take on the whole t-shirts sales & whether promoters dislike updates is this. If someone cares enough to get on here or twitter to see who won the 3rd heat at Bloomington or wants to spend money on a drivers shirt, let them. There could be some sort of kick back to the promoter on the shirts- whatever, but don't make it too difficult for the fan. If a fan buys a shirt, they aren't going to buy it just to wear around the house or to the mall. He or she is going to wear it to the RACES, probably at least some at your track. Even if you just wear around town that t-shirt might get someone to start thinking about racing or strike up a conversation, make a new fan. With maybe a few exceptions, if I check on the updates I'm going to either go to your track or at least go to a track your driver's race at or live too far to be considered a potential regular customer. In my opinion it is short sighted to think that either is bad for business.
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