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Thank You Alan
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Had a great time.
From thurs night tech (Thanks Guys) To fri Showtime..In the stands watching. Redman doing the pairings Bill Sempsrott &Charlie Bob ,Bob & Jesus, Brett & Calib...... Not much for jet cars But what a show. Motz in the dark. Bill doing a running race waiting for the ambulance.And giving away money. The Leo and Bill show. Going 5 Rounds was just icing on the donut. Tom & Debbie Reese
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But the culture there, that is all about the who - not the when or how long. And I really don't know how you can clone that to bring it elsewhere without people with similar personalities and integrities in charge of the show. I kinda suspect it's just something you are born with. Or not. |
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The amazing thing to me is that although these tracks have been doing this for a long time and don't appear to be keeping anything secret, other track operators seem to ignore the things they do. I suspect that this level of racer/customer service might take more money than the norm, and the other tracks aren't able or willing to take the step. Otherwise, I'd have to believe that the other operators didn't care if they made money and that doesn't make sense either. I've sat in so many towers listening to management gripe about how much they were taking it in the wallet on a points meet. Other tracks had good turnouts (throw Tri State in also) but I never heard any complaints mainly because the management wasn't IN the tower to start with - they were roaming the pits trying to make their event a good one for everyone there. It's so damn simple. Treat everyone as if you appreciate their business. The three tracks I mentioned don't have to act since I believe they genuinely do. Give the customer everything you can to make the race a good one for them and then go above and beyond just because. Why is this such a rare thing? |
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Over the years everyone can probably remember who were the best local track operators. They finally retired (or died off) and sold the track to someone who did not have a clue on how to run a dragstrip. The new owner is usually only in it for a quick buck. Lucky for us there are still owners like the Bader's who really know how to put on a drag race. |
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Happily this is our home track and in our back yard. Great place to test on the weekends, track is typically pretty good even on a friday nite T&T. The Baders game plan seems to work well for them, give someone free admission and maybe they'll spend a few bucks with you....what a concept! It's worked for the last few years and I believe it will continue to work. The stands Sat. nite where pretty much full, and it was nice to be part of the "SHOW". When is the last time you saw anyone in the stands at a divisional race? Of course you need to have the required staff and amenities to service the fans, maybe that's where the rest of the tracks are lacking. Joe OH yeah free coffee and donuts don't hurt either.
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It was a great race . I would like to have all the money made on just the flashing lights . If you have alot of people at your race track ,they will buy anything for their children . Bill and Billy are the best .
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yeah, way to go Tom & Debbie. Good driving! What a great racing facility! Bill Bader was even walking through the staging lanes talking to the racers. Bob Michael
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I was back this past weekend for the first time in 7 years and I had forgotten what an amazing race the Bader family puts on. I was amazed to see all the fans out on Friday and Saturday night. There were almost as many people camping as there were people racing. All the employees had matching shirts which made them easy to identify and everyone I encountered that was an employee was very friendly. Look at the car counts.....even in a bad economy people will go where they are treated well. Other tracks should take note if they want to get high car counts and make money. I simply can not wait til the national.
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