Originally Posted by Spi-nex:
Before I was fired from Hartford they were talking about scaling back the number of sprint races to be able to have more time to focus on their son who is battling leukemia.
Last year SOD was pissed off because they weren't involved with the "King of Michigan" deal (All-Stars, GLSS, & Non-Win MTS). Well SOD thinks they have the naming rights to "King of Michigan" and was not going to "allow" Hartford to continue the use of the name. So I'm guessing Naida @ SOD brought some sponsor dollars to the table which is their 4 race series and insinuated to Hartford he expected some loyalty which booted GLSS.
Both GLSS & SOD are a $9500 purse so it isn't like either organisation is costing the track more (unlike All-Stars that cost more and more every year...).
GLSS has a higher overall purse that is covered by the series or sponsors, $11,000. Basically they match the SOD purse since tracks know they don't have to pay more than that. But in many cases GLSS is leasing the track like at I-96, Thunderbird, etc. Below is from their schedule press release.
Barry Marlow, owner of GLSS and Ron Hammond, the new owner of the NRA Sprint Invaders have taken great steps to strengthen 360 racing in the Tri-State area. This year all regular GLSS races will again be $1,750.00 to win with a total purse of $11,100.00 and this year all regular NRA races will pay $1,650.00 to win with a total purse of $11,100.00. Another change this season will be both series will be racing on the Hoosier MED RR tire.
Bummed to hear you are not with Hartford anymore as you always did a fine job promoting them.