Tracks Working Together...Idea

Dwight Clock · 1/23/08, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bigmojo5

From Jim Morrison
How about a payout like this for winning the USAC Border Wars???

Agreed. The point is I just don't think the average fan can pay to see more special shows. Enhance the ones we already have.

1/23/08, 11:14 PM

Why don't all of you IOW people find sponsers and or fork out the cash and make it the IOW doubler? Come on now $10k would not be that hard to raise between now and the end of points season. Heck I'll even give the first $100! :checkered:

DW Blair · 1/23/08, 11:15 PM

Back in the 70s in Western PA, three tracks went together every weekend. The promoters at Lernerville, Mercer, and Tri-City put in $100 each and if a one driver could sweep the Friday/Saturday/Sunday weekend he got the $300.

4wheelsinthekoosh · 1/23/08, 11:49 PM

I'm in just give me the where and when.

arctic monkey21 · 1/24/08, 12:36 AM

Don Hammer is doing quite a bit there at Farmer City and Lincoln, $5,000 for somebody to the same feat in the modifieds as well. Plus he's bringing a two day show for $20,000 to win at Farmer City which I believe is the highest paying late model race ever in IL. Something like this in Indiana would certainly be interesting.

riskybrisky5 · 1/24/08, 12:51 AM

Those two tracks just guaranteed themselves a great car count every week. If two tracks did that around here they would really hurt the sanctioning bodies around here. Local racers couldnt pull away to go run the big shows in there area. So it is a great idea for tracks to guarantee car counts. But it is not the greatest thing for the bigger paying events at other tracks. Kinda of a catch 22 for the sport.

Chris Nunn · 1/24/08, 1:01 AM

Damned if you do, damned if you dont situation

hoosier race fan · 1/24/08, 12:57 PM

I know it would require the promotors to work together again, but maybe they could avoid scheduling points races on nights when they know there is a big event in the area on the same night.

1/24/08, 1:20 PM

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Originally Posted by hoosier race fan

I've often been under the impression that it would take nothing less than a Festivus Miracle to get promotors to work together.

I'll buy the aluminum pole if it happens!

:kookoo2::rolling::kookoo2:

hoosier race fan · 1/24/08, 2:52 PM

It seems unlikely that they would make it past the airing of grievances. "I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you're going to hear about it."

1/23/08, 11:14 PM	#12 Re: Tracks Working Together...Idea
Mike Hunt Posts: n/a	Why don't all of you IOW people find sponsers and or fork out the cash and make it the IOW doubler? Come on now $10k would not be that hard to raise between now and the end of points season. Heck I'll even give the first $100! :checkered:

1/23/08, 11:15 PM	#13 Re: Tracks Working Together...Idea
DW Blair Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 20	Back in the 70s in Western PA, three tracks went together every weekend. The promoters at Lernerville, Mercer, and Tri-City put in $100 each and if a one driver could sweep the Friday/Saturday/Sunday weekend he got the $300.

1/23/08, 11:49 PM	#14 Re: Tracks Working Together...Idea
4wheelsinthekoosh Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 316	I'm in just give me the where and when.

1/24/08, 12:36 AM	#15 Re: Tracks Working Together...Idea
arctic monkey21 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 387	Don Hammer is doing quite a bit there at Farmer City and Lincoln, $5,000 for somebody to the same feat in the modifieds as well. Plus he's bringing a two day show for $20,000 to win at Farmer City which I believe is the highest paying late model race ever in IL. Something like this in Indiana would certainly be interesting.

1/24/08, 12:51 AM	#16 Re: Tracks Working Together...Idea
riskybrisky5 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 284	Those two tracks just guaranteed themselves a great car count every week. If two tracks did that around here they would really hurt the sanctioning bodies around here. Local racers couldnt pull away to go run the big shows in there area. So it is a great idea for tracks to guarantee car counts. But it is not the greatest thing for the bigger paying events at other tracks. Kinda of a catch 22 for the sport.

1/24/08, 1:01 AM	#17 Re: Tracks Working Together...Idea
Chris Nunn Senior Member Race Count This Year: 20 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,126	Damned if you do, damned if you dont situation

1/24/08, 12:57 PM	#18 Re: Tracks Working Together...Idea
hoosier race fan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 636	I know it would require the promotors to work together again, but maybe they could avoid scheduling points races on nights when they know there is a big event in the area on the same night.

1/24/08, 2:52 PM	#20 Re: Tracks Working Together...Idea
hoosier race fan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 636	It seems unlikely that they would make it past the airing of grievances. "I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you're going to hear about it."