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Michael Beard · 01-31-2011, 06:04 PM

Many of these issues are a self-fulfilling prophecy. Like scheduling, just as a for-instance, nobody went to Montgomery last year (even with no real conflicts), so why on earth should they lose their hide again? And contingency... I used to be able to make close to $9K at a National. One reason that it's down so much is the lack of support by the racers. How much value does a sponsor receive for their advertising dollar with short fields? (Don't forget the number of racers out there that don't even have a sticker on their cars!)

Greg Hill has the necessary attitude. If everybody with an excuse would just GO, guess what? The car counts *would* be big. With big car counts, the tracks make money. When tracks make money, you would see better and more consistent scheduling/locations. With quality cars, tracks, and schedules, sponsors would return to fight for your hard-earned dollar.

A sanctioning body is what YOU make it. Re-read that sentence and think about it.

$.02,

01-31-2011, 06:04 PM	#25
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: How do you get (N) racers over to the (I) side Many of these issues are a self-fulfilling prophecy. Like scheduling, just as a for-instance, nobody went to Montgomery last year (even with no real conflicts), so why on earth should they lose their hide again? And contingency... I used to be able to make close to $9K at a National. One reason that it's down so much is the lack of support by the racers. How much value does a sponsor receive for their advertising dollar with short fields? (Don't forget the number of racers out there that don't even have a sticker on their cars!) Greg Hill has the necessary attitude. If everybody with an excuse would just GO, guess what? The car counts would be big. With big car counts, the tracks make money. When tracks make money, you would see better and more consistent scheduling/locations. With quality cars, tracks, and schedules, sponsors would return to fight for your hard-earned dollar. A sanctioning body is what YOU make it. Re-read that sentence and think about it. $.02, __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS