While I agree that the Florida trip is an expensive trip to start the year, I don’t know that it is any more expensive than going to AZ at the end of the year. The Florida races are points races, just as are Eastern Storm and the AZ trip. We have made the trip to Florida for quite a few years now, and while Bubba/Ocala Speedway hasn’t put on the best of races at times, the same can be said for an awful lot of Midwestern tracks too. The addition of Volusia has been fun and the crowd this year on both nights at Volusia was much improved over last years. Paired with the dirt LM’s it is hard to tell how many people are there for which class, but it was a good crowd both nights. My perception was the crowd at Ocala was down a little bit. I think the Florida openers do get the USAC drivers in front of eyes that wouldn’t ordinarily see them. The crowd at both venues, while IN and Ohio dominated, does include people in the area for the Daytona activities, that otherwise might not see them.