Originally Posted by racefan20:
Just like you I am amazed but I am amazed that you and others think you know and have looked at the financials for this race. He may be making big money but I dont think any of us can possibly know for sure. But as usual a bunch of keyboard jockeys on here and FB have come up with some numbers out of thin air and christened them as fact. None of these people have a clue of the expenses it takes to put this on. If you are so upset about it then dont go/watch. No one outside of Mr Hahn and his accountants really knows. While you are at it try to get Amazon, Microsoft, Tesla etc to lower their prices because they are making too much money, lets see how far you get with that. The common thread is that they all had an idea, through their own money and sweat it became popular and profitable and they then made alot of money off of it. Isnt that what America is all about? Well I guess for some it isnt.
So we are just to ignore the words of the staff that work with/for him? They stated it costs over $1 million. You calling them liars? I can add and multiply. I guess that's a sin. Shame on me for having an education and a calculator. I'll try not to do the devils work anymore.
Some of the data is publicly available.
15,000 spectators (stated on Chili Bowl web site)
394 cars (stated on Chili Bowl web site)
6 Day ticket is $365 (stated on Chili Bowl web site)
Entry Fee $150 (stated on Chili Bowl web site)
Late Entry Fee $200 (stated on Chili Bowl web site)
Using this info you can create a pretty good idea of the revenue. We also have the costs which were stated publicly. If it was over $2 million they would have said its over 2 not over 1. Use some sense people. Wow. Racers deserve to be paid. Without them there is no Chili Bowl. Knoxville pays out close to a million dollars. The Chili Bowl is the Knoxville of midget racing. I just happen to believe the purse should match the size of the event.
I hope you people have never asked for a raise from your job in your life. If you have you better feel guilty. You better give that money back right away because it totally goes against your economic philosophies.