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Originally Posted by Dwight Clock
Kevin Miller and Jason Smith were hired to turn USAC around. And that is going to take time. You don't restore a rusty old car that has been sitting outside for decades by simply throwing a coat of paint on it. And you will not turn USAC around after decades of questionable decisions in a season or two. Years ago the racing was enough to fill the stands at most events. That is not true today. There are too many other choices for the discretionary dollars of the fans. You must make your series an event, a can't miss once or twice a year happening in your area. Running 50% or more of the schedule in Indiana just will not cut it. Like the WoO USAC will have to travel to many areas of the country, running no more than two or three shows in each area. In order to make that feasible for the competitors the races will have to pay $10K or more to win with special events such as Oskaloosa and the Perris Nationals with their $30K to win. The bottom end of the purse will need to be substantially increased to encourage competitors to travel. Marketing will need to reach in different directions to enlighten the public about USAC and attract new fans to the speedways. If motocross can fill stadiums with 25,000 or more fans than USAC can, with proper marketing and promoting, do it as well. But it will take time. Give Kevin Miller and Jason McCord the time to accomplish what they were hired for. We all just might be winners when it's over.
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Dwight, Your wise and articulate. I agree and what I can't say so Elequently. IT'S got to be something far supperior to what you can get for far less at the local track in order to travel to, Pay more for and get more fans interested in.