It’s been a messy season, but fortunately it looks like a great weekend for racing – not too hot, a slight chance of rain. You can’t ask for much more.
Some random thoughts:
-Butler County is hosting the “Up Rising,” with additional purse throughout. Question is: how many cars will they get with Eagle running track points for its hobbies and compacts? They could see a good Modified count however.
-That said, Thayer County is running for $650 to win tonight in the Mods as well. Again, another potentially great modified show.
-Perhaps having Saturday night off will motivate some of the Hobbies and Compacts down to Beatrice.
-I overheard a discussion two weeks ago about a certain class of cars being upset that the purse wasn’t bigger given they had to pay the same amount of pit fee. The conclusion was that “the promoter is making money off our pit fees!”
No, really?!?
Welcome to 21st century “back gate” promoting. When I hear the talk about “if it weren’t for (less expensive class) you wouldn’t have (more expensive class),” well now you know the reason why that’s true at 95% of the tracks that run more than one class. Sorry if you had grander ideas – I’m not trying to be insulting, I’m trying to have you remember the first job of a race promoter – to make money. If the situation doesn't sit well with you, don't run or go somewhere else. It's why trailers have wheels and racetracks don't.
Word to the wise: if you start to demand equal payout for the money paid in, the rules of the game change. You better be putting in fans then, and more than just friends and family. Again, the promoter is there to make money.
That’s why there are so few Sprint/Super Late Model weekly shows and nearly every dirt track has mods, stocks and compacts. Heck, even the mods are getting pricey...but that's beside the point. It doesn't matter what classes. The bottom of the list is there to help pay for the top of it.
It’s because there aren’t enough fans to pay for the big money cars at most tracks. Once you demand big payouts, fan count needs to go up or you either 1. run for less or 2. don’t run at all. So next time you ask for more purse ask who's going to pay for it? You or the fans? I don't care HOW MUCH MONEY the promoter has personally, every, every, EVERY promoter will only pay for your fun for so long - and it's like a loan shark, not Santa Claus. Someone else will have to pay for this eventually.
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