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Originally Posted by HR9121
I agree with Myron 100%, IHRA took it on the chin several races with the Sportsman Spectacular so them stepping up with these increases is a bit of a surprise to me. I agree Chuck that its long overdue but without support there is not much more they can do. This is not a "build it and they will come" economic environment where they can afford lots of losses hoping the masses will come eventually so I hope racers will see this as a good faith offering.
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This is a step in the right direction fro IHRA. They will have to follow through with this program and make the investment to improve car counts. The increase in purse is the first step. They (IHRA) have to attract sponsors and contingency to make the program really work and attract the car counts. The sanctioning body along with the track operators are the promoters. The investment has to be made by all parties involved. one of the big things that has to happen is getting some butts in the stands. That means you have to entice some people that would not normally be coming to your event. Better to have a lot of spectators there for an inexpensive gate charge than empty stands with a big gate charge. You have to build the system back up from the bottom. You have to have a solid foundation. That's what needs to be built now. Just because the first few races don't have a huge car count they need to stay the course and keep improving with each event. I will be running all of the IHRA events that are with in my traveling range this year.