Originally Posted by mtek56:
I would resurrect "Thursday Night Thunder". I'd do it on the dirt at the burg. I'd buy TV time on speed or espn. Bring back Bob Jenkins and put Robin Miller on as pit reporter.(sure to stir it up) show highlights of non wing action. Have Usac or MSCS sanction. Pay $10,000 to win $1000 start the A $2000 win the B, all non transfers $500 Noqualifications. Passing points, pill draw. 2 sets of heats,inverted. Run a B and A. 50 car max field. Pay cleanup crew for accidents. Get Tony , Gordon , and others involved. Set up a 1/2 hour Thunder pre show with all the old greats like Superduke, Butch Wlilkerson, etc and promote the hell out of the best racing in this country. Hopefully the exposure would bring sponsor dollars and the purse would go up up and up. New fans would flock to our tracks and we here at IOW would comment how Bloomington,Gas City,Kokomo and Haubstaut have grown to accomodate 10,000 fans for there weekly programs.
Mtek, It sounds great except, paying someone more to come out of the B-main and make the show than the guy who made it through the heat. If you pay a grand to start, you should pay a grand, or less, to finish 5th in the B (or whatever the first spot out of transfer is). I personally would pay the first non-transfer $900 on down to $500 for non qualifers. I would give the B-main transfer guys/girls $50 for fuel and tire wear for running the B. They already have their grand for making the show. Just a thought!
