Calif. newspaper article

Michael Beard · 11-11-2007, 10:50 AM

I went to Painesville Speedway in Ohio once - a small paved oval. Their Street Stock type class had a breakout. If you ran a lap time 'x' amount faster in the Main as you ran in qualifying, you were DQ'd. The announcer explained the rules, how it happened, and all the fans were fine with it, as far as I could tell. You've got casual fans that don't know and don't care, that just go to hang out, you've got novice fans who are interested and willing to learn, and you've got hardcore fans. You just see those types of fans in varying amounts at different events. Some people find golf riveting. To each their own. The key is to know your market.

11-11-2007, 10:50 AM	#10
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Calif. newspaper article I went to Painesville Speedway in Ohio once - a small paved oval. Their Street Stock type class had a breakout. If you ran a lap time 'x' amount faster in the Main as you ran in qualifying, you were DQ'd. The announcer explained the rules, how it happened, and all the fans were fine with it, as far as I could tell. You've got casual fans that don't know and don't care, that just go to hang out, you've got novice fans who are interested and willing to learn, and you've got hardcore fans. You just see those types of fans in varying amounts at different events. Some people find golf riveting. To each their own. The key is to know your market. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS