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Here's my take:
Streaming only has a negligible effect on race attendance. I'd argue that many people streaming werent going to attend the race anyway. And since services like Dirtvision allow us to see racing from all over the US, we buy the sub. Which in the long run is cheaper, since I was buying the sub anyway. And it's putting the cars, and sponsors in front of a much larger audience as well.
A lot of tracks need to have more family friendly pricing. Using myself as an example, the WoO race at Volusia a few weeks ago priced admission at $40 adult, and I think $12 for children. That meant, to take my family it was gonna cost me $128 just to get in. We went in Feb. and GA kids were free. Couple that with the fact that literally every sport has seen attendance shrink in the past decade, and it's high time everyone takes a look at the long standing business models, and see how we can get more people to the track.
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