Originally Posted by Ray3:
I can't believe the people on here that take positions against the racers. For years when the Chili Bowl purse came up in conversation people would say "Until people stop going he won't raise the purse." Now some very influential people have stood up and said I'm not going until he raises the purse and everyone is against them. If this was a local Indiana track everyone would be chastising the promoter. The double standards people have is just ridiculous. I applaud Kyle for taking a stand. Takes a lot of character to stand up for what you believe in especially in the face of such scrutiny. He could have easily made a side deal with Hahn for appearance money, took it and nobody would be the wiser. He didn't do that and instead is trying to make it better for everyone.
I also just love how people flat ignore the financial numbers. Ignoring something doesn't make it go away. Hahn is making over $4million in profit and you guys are still against the racers getting a bigger piece of the pie?
Dude....
I can't take you too seriously when you over-simplify the way you did. The expenses are WAY OVER $1 million. Ever heard of insurance? Does the track build itself and disassemble itself? Are there yearly capital expenses? Does everyone work for free? Is there zero money spent on marketing? I could go on and on if I sat here and thought about it. You make it seem like they pay the Expo Center's rental fee and, POOF!, a race magically happens.
Like I've said before, I believe they probably could pay a bit more, but these highfalutin millennials are going about it all wrong. They haven't even spoken to the man who matters!
You know what? I believe that the county there are the ones who are coming out smelling like roses. Why don't these guys partner with the Hahns and maybe show up to a county commissioners meeting and try to shake some of that money out of THEIR pockets? It would be all over the local news there if CBell and Larson showed up to a meeting, and they all could end up looking like heroes. Governments will give out a million dollars all day everyday if they're getting back $15 million. But no one is even trying. Go get the Tourism and Visitors bureau to up the purse- it would be stupid if they resisted.
It seems to me that the people who should be sticking together are instead cutting off their noses despite their faces.