Originally Posted by ossuks:
1- Just wondering why they can pay a bigger purse this week? 2-Why not every week? 3-Why does the Posse stay home? 4-Why are Pa. weekly crowds so large? I will take a shot at no.3 Solid Purse which leads to solid car counts which makes no. 4 easy ! So.... Back to no.1 Why this week and not every week?
Spot on with with 3 and 4. 1 and 2 are the reasons why it’s dying a slow death out there.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Those who complain the loudest and get their way about tix prices increasing by 5$ for a weekly show are the reason the purse doesn’t go up. Therefore car counts and quality go down and tracks begin to shutter.
Pa does not worry about where the outlaws run every wknd because they have their own deal. When WoO comes in purses and tix prices go up and then go back to normal the next week. In Indiana the weekly tracks/crowd are hoping for the Usac guys to come race so they don’t have to pay extra for a National race.
In the coming seasons it’s my belief the new sheriff in town will have good purses/team benefits and a contract about not running local 1500+ to win shows. If the local fan base wants to pay 1990s tix prices then expect less than stellar racing.