Driver intros don't bother me. I think it is good for the casual fans and the kids to see the drivers and make a connection. The kids are the future.

I completely agree kids are the future, no doubt about it.

However there are ways drivers can make a connection rather than driver intros. For example, I don't think Dave Darland is as popular among all ages as he is because of intro's...

I think going down to the pits after the races is better.

Or how about drivers coming to the grand stands during the night with a stack of hero cards? (especially if they need to do any prep)

Or tracks having programs with car & driver photos (I know this one is harder to do).

I just don't like gimmicks or wasting time and I understand there are people that do like intro's. I really enjoy going to places like Kokomo that run an uninterrupted pace and hopefully (for me) that trend continues at THAT.

I agree with you all these things help. As a kid my dad had to be at work at 6 am Monday morning so we never went to the pits after the races. Intros were the only place I got to see the drivers. I wasn't trying to be critical. I was just saying they don't bother me, unless its 11 o'clock and the families are already leaving.

I have always heard at that...the last feature has to be on the track by midnight,,,then it could take 2 hrs and the curfew wasnt violated

I have said this before and I will say it again. If you want to run a successful program you need to start on time first of all. Second, you need to get the customers in and out in about 3-3 1/2 hours. It should be an evenings entertainment not a marathon.

Terre Haute draws fans from at least 2 hours away. With Illinois being on Central time it makes starting before 7:30 PM Eastern time kind of tough. That 3 1/2 window now has the program ending at 11:00 PM Eastern. A two hour drive home makes it 1:00 AM Eastern if everything goes well.

Another point to consider is four of the seven shows are on week nights. School plays into at least one of them and work schedules for all four. That doesn't include the Sunday show which might or might not be an evening event.

Very glad to see the Action Track back running a decent schedule. However, the time line for making this a success depends on providing an entertaining evening not an all nighter.

I am looking forward to the Eldora-Terre Haute weekend. 4-21
@ 4-22. Let's hope the weather is great!
Best Regards,
John

Any word If the Sumar Classic will be a night or day race? Last year was a joke and we were lucky to walk away with a racecar.

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Last years Sumar was a joke that USAC tried to do track prep. Because of that, the O'Conners took over track prep after that. I believe they can make a day race work.

Also, don't underestimate the presence of Bob Sargent, in this equation. Not only do you have one of the premier track prep experts anywhere, in Reese O'Connor, but you also have the guy with the most experience in prepping big tracks, in Sargent. As a matter of fact, during last year's Sumar disaster, my friend Ken Redfern, who has seen many more Silver Crown races on mile dirt tracks than I have, made a great point when he said "They should have had Bob Sargent do the track prep for this race. He runs silver Crown races, on summer days, on tracks twice as big as this. When's the last time you saw dust being a problem on one of the mile tracks?"

IMO, Terre Haute ended up with just about as good of a promotion/track prep team, as it could get, for it's special needs and as a result, they ended the year on a very positive note and the future looks real bright, as it now stands. That track (and Action Track fans) really deserves those guys and I think they're going to set the stage for race fans of this generation to see why they named this place the "Action Track."

Jerry