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Originally Posted by ossuks
The real problem with SC racing is that they have no following, yes, a few on IOW love them, but they draw small crowds at most venues that are not paired up with NASCAR or IRL.
Why would any 1/2 mile track owner want to have a $45,000 Champ car race when he can run a $7500 sprint car race?
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??? gotta reprime the pump somehow. Start with a small tour of exhibitions that run for smaller purses with shorter races & smaller car counts willing to make a short regional swing for sprint size payouts. Wasn't there a mention of a 25 lap Dirt Champ exhibition race at Willow Grove? If interest generated, return & expand in the out years.
I'd think it's tough to go in & stage 1 race/ yr on a horse track. 1/2 mi tracks run every week. How much more does it cost to buy, run & tour a SC car vs a 410 Sprint? There's an inventory of cars with the initial investment already made ...to run just 6 races/yr? Then a 2nd inventory of pavement cars for just 4 races. How long can the series survive with that kind of utilization?