Originally Posted by DirtTrackTherapy16J:
Good topic Nathans, I did not know the change until you posted it. Your always spot on with info like that and I appreciate it and your time. Love your slogan too!! With that said, here we go...and yeah long read so for some of you if you can't handle it, just back out or keep scrolling, I could care less.
Many things that have already been said on this thread are true or partially true. We all have to realize that this is not LM Country. The Spring XRSS LM race and Modified race this year in 2024 was such d*mn good racing. Sprint Car Fans Only don't like hearing that, but it was some of the best racing in the tracks history. However, it was not very well attended at all. Week day, school night, work night, blah blah blah b*llshit excuses, the race was over and it wasnt even dark yet.
This isn't LM Country and they were just coming off a long weekend at Eldora with big money. Also the Spring LM race at Kokomo was only $10K-$15K. That's low for those drivers and those cars. Last year one of the XRSS races at Kokomo was $50K-$100K that makes a huge difference on car count and fans and with it being Nonwing Country.
As you said the timing was not good. If you look at the Castrol night in America races, they have realized they need to be 1 or 2 days BEFORE a big race. When they do there stand alone shows, the crowd is not there. I think it is easier for the traveling fans to justify 1 more day. Even when they run at a track 1 or 2 hours away, that will detour several fans. They want to camp in one place. Only 1 set up and tear down. I get that.
Man you are right the late models put on one heck of a show. I honestly never expected them to run as well as they do. Cudos to the track for being able to prepare as well as they do. Its going to take LO or WOO to come in on a weekend and do a decent size show. #1 this area is not starved for great racing. Heck the locals see it week in week out. So they are not going to go out of there way. School, work, weather, ect.. will always detour these people. Now you run that same style of event on a Saturday night, I think the fans will pour in. It pains me to say this.... but I think I would rather go watch a 100 lap race at Kokomo than at Brownstown. The Jackson 100 is a big race. Brings in alot of cars. Make a guy wonder if LO could have another great race on Sunday night here. This weekend they go from Portsmith Speedway to Tyler County Speedway, 3hours 13min drive. Brownstown to Kokomo is only 2 hours 22min.