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SoIllSprinter (Offline)
  #45 8/2/15 1:49 PM
I am a fan, period. I'm glad all tracks had a good night last night, good nights keep the doors open and gives us all choices. I thought the racing at TSS was great. If, however if I was a promoter last night might give me pause. Helfrich posted a $5000 to win $250 to start race for non-wing sprint cars and 17 sprint cars signed into the back gate. Like the impression or not, this is a signal of a lack of support from the sprint car teams. One complaint that seems to be consistent with drivers is that purses need to be higher. This track posts a very good purse and his reward is a weak back gate. Honestly, as a promoter I would be hard pressed to take seriously any complaints focused on purse. Why offer a good purse if the drivers don't support the race? I am disappointed, not in the racing nor the car count (car count did not hurt the quality of the racing), but in the lack of support by race teams for a well paying event. If you want higher purses, support them when they are scheduled.
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