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4/12/16, 8:07 PM |
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Has anyone else notice this legendary race is not on the schedule this year? I think this race has been one of Bloomington Speedway's biggest races every year. Shocked to see them not running it this year. What's everyone's thoughts on them not continuing this race?
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4/12/16, 8:19 PM |
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its b.s.
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4/12/16, 8:37 PM |
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If they don't run it, it is an insult to his memory and perhaps their guess that fans have short memories. Unfortunately, many in the sprint car community tend to be of the "what have you done lately" mind set. I still can't believe there is no Indiana Sprint Car Hall of Fame, nor are there nearly as many memorial races as the great Indiana drivers of the past deserve. It is just sad. Sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread, but I believe we need to remember the past, enjoy the present, and grow new fans for the future.
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I had mentioned on another post that it was one of my favorite races, and I didn't see it on the schedule either. What a shame to not have this race.
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4/12/16, 10:43 PM |
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If I had to guess why there might not be a Sheldon Kinser Memorial in 2016 I would say car count, car count, car count, and money, money, money.
Bloomington's regular 20-car feature purse (as posted on their website) is $1,400 to win/$200 to start with a total feature payout of $8,095. They also pay $100 to the cars that do not transfer out of the B Main. The 20-car feature purse for the 2011 Sheldon Kinser Memorial was $3,000 to win/$300 to start with a total feature payout of $12,135. That year they also paid the cars that didn't transfer out of the B Main $175-$150-$125-$110-$100-$90-$80-$70-$65-$60-$50-$50-$50-$50-$50. The cars that didn't transfer out of the C Main earned $30 each. The difference between today's regular 20-car feature purse and the 2011 Sheldon Kinser Memorial 20-car feature purse is $4,040. I did a quick Google search and came up with these Sheldon Kinser Memorial stats: 8/13/05 Dickie Gaines (37 cars)In the past 2 seasons the Sheldon Kinser Memorial has averaged 27.5 cars. The previous 8 runnings (from 2005-2013) averaged 41.375. That is a pretty big drop off in car count. What makes last seasons low car count even worse is that it was part of the Indiana Sprint Car Series that was heavily promoted by Sean Buckley/Jackslash. The race was taped to air on MAV-TV and Sean had several prizes available including a Hoosier tire for the feature winner. He also gave away one of the coolest feature trophies I've ever seen. I haven't worked at Bloomington Speedway for several seasons so I have no inside scoop on what is happening with this race. I wasn't there last year, but the pic I saw on the ISCS FB page of Bilbee taking the checkered flag definitely did not look like a packed house. Maybe Bloomington Speedway doesn't feel that promoting a special race with a purse 50% higher than their usual weekly show is worth the risk? Maybe they don't want to risk the backlash of continuing the Sheldon Kinser Memorial with a purse higher than their regular weekly show, but less than what has traditionally been offered? Maybe the August 26th race will be the Sheldon Kinser Memorial and they are waiting to make an announcement? [Oops! I guess this won't be the Sheldon Kinser Memorial, it's the same night as the Kokomo Smackdown]
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Last edited by Sandy Lowe; 4/12/16 at 11:11 PM. Reason: looked at a calendar |
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4/13/16, 7:26 AM |
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4/13/16, 7:38 AM |
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I called the Bloomington Speedway when the schedule first came out about this. I was told the reason for not having the Sheldon Kinser Memorial this year was that "the family had not supported the race for the last several years". Was also told his name probably would be mentioned at the Homecoming Race later in the schedule. Just not right in my opinion.
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4/13/16, 8:04 AM |
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4/13/16, 8:50 AM |
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