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Casey Miles · 11-18-2009, 10:01 AM

In these harsh economic times even the big bracket races that take place down here in Florida are taking a beating. When I first moved down here (1992), the 5 Day at Moroso had about 370 to 390 cars if I recall correctly, this year there about 130 cars. Some of the lost car count has to do with the track operation but most of it is from the economy. Immoc Winter Warm up had something like 70 to 80 cars and Gmp had somewhere around 120 cars. This should be sending a message to NHRA and IHRA that they can't keep operating as they did and that they should take into consideration that not everyone has the deep pockets that used to prevail. I'm repeating myself in past posts, that I looked at the lousey $10 (from $150 to $160) increase in the entry fee for a D2 race, which made me make a decision that I will not attend a D2 race until they start lower the entry fees.
The entry fee for the D2 races should also support a much more lucritive purse for the racers also. Pay $160 to win a $1000, (can't include decals) is crazy when I can pay $40 to win $650 at my local track.
NHRA, WAKE UP!!!

Casey Miles
248H

11-18-2009, 10:01 AM	#20
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 706 Likes: 128 Liked 508 Times in 92 Posts	Re: Economy vs. Economics In these harsh economic times even the big bracket races that take place down here in Florida are taking a beating. When I first moved down here (1992), the 5 Day at Moroso had about 370 to 390 cars if I recall correctly, this year there about 130 cars. Some of the lost car count has to do with the track operation but most of it is from the economy. Immoc Winter Warm up had something like 70 to 80 cars and Gmp had somewhere around 120 cars. This should be sending a message to NHRA and IHRA that they can't keep operating as they did and that they should take into consideration that not everyone has the deep pockets that used to prevail. I'm repeating myself in past posts, that I looked at the lousey $10 (from $150 to $160) increase in the entry fee for a D2 race, which made me make a decision that I will not attend a D2 race until they start lower the entry fees. The entry fee for the D2 races should also support a much more lucritive purse for the racers also. Pay $160 to win a $1000, (can't include decals) is crazy when I can pay $40 to win $650 at my local track. NHRA, WAKE UP!!! Casey Miles 248H