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Tex013 · 04-07-2021, 05:57 PM

Frank put it the best in words what i have tried to say for several years .
We have the same problems here in Australia , but for sure a smaller base racers and spectaters and far less tracks .
People keep harping on that " we were bigger than V8 Supercars(Nascar sort of ) in the 80s/90s , we had massive crowds etc "
Losing beer and cigarette sponsors hurt promotion and that has never recovered
Too much choice now for family dollar . People are time poor so they will watch a 3 hour ball game but not all day at the track .
People need a month pre advertising to be able to organise their time and money to go to a "big" event .
If you want to make it easy for Joe Blow , make it a gold coin , $1 and $2 dollars here , entry for under 18s . Realistic pricing for adults - not 25/35/45 . You just might get a few more kids in with a dad/mum or 2 if they can see it as only 20 or 30 dollars for the whole crowd when they might only have 2 or 3 hours to spare to go watch .
At this point you are not relying on spectater money , racer entry covers track , so you are not "giving " income awat . Its not there to start with

Tex

04-07-2021, 05:57 PM	#30
Tex013 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Sydney , Australia Posts: 97 Likes: 23 Liked 43 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Big $$$ S/SS Races as a Business Model..Viable? Frank put it the best in words what i have tried to say for several years . We have the same problems here in Australia , but for sure a smaller base racers and spectaters and far less tracks . People keep harping on that " we were bigger than V8 Supercars(Nascar sort of ) in the 80s/90s , we had massive crowds etc " Losing beer and cigarette sponsors hurt promotion and that has never recovered Too much choice now for family dollar . People are time poor so they will watch a 3 hour ball game but not all day at the track . People need a month pre advertising to be able to organise their time and money to go to a "big" event . If you want to make it easy for Joe Blow , make it a gold coin , $1 and $2 dollars here , entry for under 18s . Realistic pricing for adults - not 25/35/45 . You just might get a few more kids in with a dad/mum or 2 if they can see it as only 20 or 30 dollars for the whole crowd when they might only have 2 or 3 hours to spare to go watch . At this point you are not relying on spectater money , racer entry covers track , so you are not "giving " income awat . Its not there to start with Tex