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Thanks for your comments.

The LODRS fee in Div . 7 is $165, agreed upon by the participating tracks.

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That is exactly why Bakersfield no longer has a point race. Also the reason why Salt Lake City requires a double to make the nut. Division One has an easy time of it because they have so many tracks that are all centrally located within the division. In Division Seven, the participating tracks are between four and six hundred miles apart from each other. Chase the carrot out here, you better be independently wealthy and retired.

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Im speaking from memory, but I think a divisional 10 years ago was $13.5k to have it and after 500 cars NHRA received a certain percentage of that entry. I think entry was $145 then. So the first 94 cars paid the amount required to NHRA. So the other 406 cars paid $58870.00 This is without crew or spectator fees and concessions collected.

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Wouldn't it be great if... oh, nevermind.

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Damn you Beard! I'm still trying to get over my disappointment of there not not being another event because of a lack of participation! :(

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This thread makes me even more grateful to the folks that make Midwest Class Racers such a success. 8 races this year, and they all pay like this or better! It's no wonder we always have 50-75 cars at every race.

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Hey Michael, maybe if we put up our Wally for the winner???

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These types of events can be successful if the promoter can get some sort of corporate sponsorship to cover the purse plus get some butts in the seats to generate revenue. Then the car counts would not be so critical until the event gets some history. The promoter cannot expect to make a huge profit or even break even at the first few events but he has to start somewhere and build on the event year to year. Most all of us have to schedule our vacation time to attend large events during the racing season. I have to schedule mine early in the year so I schedule around the NHRA and IHRA major events that are the closest to my area. As I have said many times it is up to the promoter to sell his product to the paying customer and that is not just the racer. I really hope someone like Michael Beard can get another class national series going. He had a great idea but did not have the financial backing to continue on which is a shame. They put a ton of effort into that race.

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Michael put his heart and soul into the Class Nationals in 2014 and 2015. I was there both years, in 2014 with my wife; and in 2015 by myself, and we had a great time. It's an absolute shame that the racer participation and support was so weak. If Michael, or any other promoter, decides to have a race similar to the Class Nationals within 1000 miles driving distance of my home, I will be there.

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Then and now
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September 2016 - E-town Division Race

510 tech card and at least one additional person per tech card (on average)

(510*170) + (510*55) = $114,750

Number of spectators at $10 Friday,$20 Saturday, $20 Sunday.

(12 *10) + (50* 20) + (50 * 20) = $2120

Total number of drag dogs and t-shirts sales dollars (profit) $2000

Total Weekend Payout = $22,000
Total Advertising Cost = $500

Total income minus advertising and payout = $96,370
*Then subtract NHRA's cut ($50,000), manpower($20,000), insurance ($5000), overhead($10,000),.......

Track owner's cut = $21,370
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September 1980 - E-town Division Race

(500 * 60) + (500 * 25) = $42,500

(1000 * 10) + (3000 * 12) + (3000 * 12) = $82,000

Total number of drag dogs and t-shirts sales dollars (profit) $20,000

Total Weekend Payout = $22,000
Total Advertising Cost = $10,000

Total income minus advertising and payout = $112,500
*Then subtract NHRA's cut ($25,000), manpower($10,000), insurance ($3000), overhead($5,000),.......

Track Owner's cut = $69,500
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Of course many of the values are estimates, but I think a little advertising goes a long way. I never see ads any more for Division or National Events.