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yeleyfan76
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12/24/21 8:34 PM
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flagboy55
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By the way. I don’t know if any of you folks listen to the Dirt Nerds podcast. I’m lucky enough to have met and talked to one of the hosts. He was saying on a recent episode that most sprint car fans freak out when ticket prices go above 30 bucks. They were talking about the difference between Late Model fans and open wheel fans in regards to getting in their wallet when they reach the ticket window. I have seen many times references to ticket prices on our IOW. He might have a point. So now the new series is going to piggyback on to some WOO sprint and late Model races where the ticket is already $30 or more, what happens then?
55 your point is well understood but maybe not the way you present it. It’s not a secret that the median age in non wing(specifically Indiana) racing is of an older crowd. They want to pay the same money they paid almost 20 years ago. It’s why this discipline can’t raise the purse because of a fear no one will show up. It’s time to wake up and realize everything is more expensive these days. Racing for a competitor or a fan is no different. Usac does not promote their product ever. They rest on their laurels of the long lost past. The pay scale is far behind others(except for mngmnt- see form 990). As I stated earlier the product on the track is fantastic. It’s not promoted well and the target audience (Indiana) want tix prices like 20 years ago. If fewer events were run there the people would fill the house every chance, not just ISW. Every area of the country is different I know, but if you want to keep this type racing alive, it’s going to have to pay more money. It sucks that it’s always about the money but unfortunately that’s how it is. I say to the fan who says I’m not paying 5$ more to get in, maybe you weren’t that big of a fan anyhow.
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