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#51
7/30/15 11:44 AM
Just thought of a couple of things.
1. Getting the show started on time and keeping it running is imperative. I have seen way too many families leaving a race track before the end because the show is going late. Don't ever let spectators leave without seeing the features/A-mains.
2. One of the most fun things I've done as a spectator is go through the driver meet and greet line for the Little 500. It would be great to get tracks to have more fan/driver interaction. One idea, and this can only happen if the show is started on time and moves along, is to introduce the drivers and then have them head up into the stands with hero cards and a Sharpie. Only needs to be 15-20 minutes.
3. A very important aspect of keeping racing healthy is to have young people interested in building and wrenching on the cars. If there are tracks that are near colleges you need to get with them to have students come out and see a night of racing from an engineering and mechanical standpoint. Tracks could even set this up with local high schools as they often have technical classes that are offered. Have them get to the track at 4:30 and go around the pit area until 6 when practice starts. At that point they head over to sit in the stands for the night.
4. Nice bathrooms. Can't say it enough. We took a newb to Anderson and he was appalled with the bathrooms and would never go back. We race crazy people can look past that, but others cannot.
5. It would be great to have driver and car sheets available. It took me about 3 nights of ISW to know who was driving which car.
6. Contrary to what an earlier poster said, having a good web presence is important. As somebody who traveled from WI for ISW, we checked the track sites a lot. However, I found Twitter to be very useful also for up to date information.
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