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Old 02-16-2011, 12:49 AM   #103
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Default Re: I'm confused about IHRA's Sportsman friendliness

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Originally Posted by Michael Beard View Post
This is an issue in both sanctioning bodies. Just because tracks fail to promote their events does not mean that there is not a show to be seen. Several years ago, Mooresville bothered to spend $2K on radio and sold 1,500 1-day passes on that Sunday alone, at $20/head. Don't know what they did for promotion, but we had a great crowd at Union County's Pro-Am last year. Norwalk chooses a different scheme, and its results are legendary. One thing's for sure: No promotion, no spectators.
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ADRL gives out 20, 30 thousand tickets or whatever it is to go see their races. what they don't tell you is that it's 20 bucks per car to park. If you pile 6 or 7 in a car it's still a deal. Ed
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