Originally Posted by BrentTFunk:
I will use Gas City Midgetweek as an example. It never rained, but the crowd was terrible. I come home, get on here and this site is full of people talking each other out of going because of rain. Tracks rain out quicker than ever because fans don't show. Its not magic, it's simple math.
I will ask you this out of ignorance as I have never been to Midgetweek. Do the same number of travelers come for that as they do Sprintweek? The 16 years I have been coming I know that an awful lot of people travel for this week. If you are comparing the two I will assume then yes the numbers are the same. I ask because just in travelers alone you have plenty of people to open the gates no matter the weather. I have been out for short two day weekends in April or September with perfect weather and see sparse crowds, plus all of those travelers from long distance don't come either. That tells me local support isn't always strong throughout the year. The traveler support is excellent for Sprintweek so again I only started this thread to start the notion of a raindate. If your math for Midgetweek matches Sprintweek then I'm on board if not then I don't see the comparison. This two day layoff is a bad deal. I as a person who can't get to these tracks weekly would like to see as many shapes as possible while visiting. Btw when USAC comes to my area I go to every race regardless of the weather until they cancel, I do it every year. Hope you made the visit to PA and saw all six nites.