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Casper68 · 10-17-2009, 12:32 AM

man, I can see a lot of different sides to this one....IHRA needed to do something, I saw first hand that the spec count was WAY down. I think, most was in lack of marketing the product. Reorganizing, repackaging...could be a way to shake things up, but I still dont know that new fans are gonna know about it. Shake it up internally all ya want, if you dont improve from the external view (ie:spectators), then....?
I plan on runnning some IHRA in 2010, but I'll need some help and want some support....from the experience I had visiting an IHRA track this past year, I can see that attracting a big audience will be difficult....

Basically, it frustrates me when I 'pump up' an event, more than the organization running it. I have my 'entourage' show up for the show, and there's 27 people in the stands. I dont mean to vent, but drag racing needs a little spark, and this looks like a good place to strike flint.

10-17-2009, 12:32 AM	#11
Casper68 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 44 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: IHRA's Polburn announces 2010 format man, I can see a lot of different sides to this one....IHRA needed to do something, I saw first hand that the spec count was WAY down. I think, most was in lack of marketing the product. Reorganizing, repackaging...could be a way to shake things up, but I still dont know that new fans are gonna know about it. Shake it up internally all ya want, if you dont improve from the external view (ie:spectators), then....? I plan on runnning some IHRA in 2010, but I'll need some help and want some support....from the experience I had visiting an IHRA track this past year, I can see that attracting a big audience will be difficult.... Basically, it frustrates me when I 'pump up' an event, more than the organization running it. I have my 'entourage' show up for the show, and there's 27 people in the stands. I dont mean to vent, but drag racing needs a little spark, and this looks like a good place to strike flint.