All this whinging and ******** about the purse and entry fees is a joke and it doesn't seem to concern too many of the 350 or so cars that showed up this year so, I don't really think the promoters are going to be concerned by the few people that don't show up because the event only pays $10k to win!

I wonder how much it actually costs the promoters to rent that little shed each year? How much it costs to store all the infrastructure that is used to build the bad ass bullring? How much wages are for all the staff involved in running the event? I don't see too many other people putting there hand in their pockets and trying to run an event as impressive as the Chili Bowl is? Correct me if i'm wrong too but, aren't promoters business owners, Entrepreneurs, doing things like this to make some $$$ for themselves and there families?

I wonder what percentage of teams entered in this years event were run as a legitimate, primary business by their owners as opposed to a business that is used by successful people as a tax dodge or a part time racer that races as a hobby and for the love of the sport? If racers at any level are relying on the payout window to make a buck, especially at an event that attracts so many cars, then they either have a rather large opinion of themselves or have very delusional ideas on how things work in the real world.