End of Stock and SuperStock Racing?? - Page 2

Mark Yacavone · 06-17-2013, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by CycloneFE

RJ,

For the sake of discussion (peaceful) only. Back in the day when the stands were full and Stock and Super Stock ran, just how many other classes were running? Are we watered down with classes? I do not mean to trounce on any one in particular's class, just a question. Besides the S &SS was there other "bodied" classes, and was the "draw" of the crowd, something that looked like what they could buy at the dealer? What were the time of day that the Stock and Super Stock were run back then? Were they run before most people were out of bed or could be at the track?

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Steve, I think you touched on an important part of this equation.
When I started racing, everybody went to the track on the same day. You ran Stock, Modified, Comp or maybe Top Elim or Exhibition..plus maybe a Funny Car match race to bring in more spectators..This was hyped on the local radio stations..Then the NHRA Divisional would roll in once a year.

Lately , around here we had NHRA Opens, Divisionals and Nationals, Summit Series bracket racing, Nostalgia events, Pontiac Drags, VW Drags, Buick Day, NMRA, NMCA, PSCA, ADRA brackets, AZ Grudge, AZ Fastest Street Cars, NHRA Hertitage series, Diesel Drags , Flathead and Inliners, Club Days, for a while, Fun Ford, Super Chevy...I'm sure I'm missing a dozen more...each with their own little subculture , followers ,and all their own format for racing.
1/8 mile , 1/4 mile , flat out, breakout, full tree ,pro tree ...on and on , but you get the point.

No wonder Speedworld could never even break even for a lot of their meets.

I 've said it before, but I think it's the old Humpty Dumpty syndrome, and I don't think anyone will ever put it him all back together again...in my opinion.

RJ Sledge · 06-17-2013, 08:24 PM

Its all about money, and we need to do as much as possible to gain that end.

Whether its an impromptu car show at a mall, business, or school we need to get more people exposed to S/SS cars in general. Simple things like handing out some free tickets or free parking passes would get these people inside the gates.

People spend more money on concessions, t-shirts and caps than you can imagine. The biggest step is getting them inside the gates. That is an area we need to help with. The more exposure we can generate outside the gates will show up as increased revenue for track owners inside the gates.

We need to talk to our Division Directors about things we can do as racers to help anyway we can. At the same time the DD's need to convey to the track owners what we will do to increase revenues; so we could gain some sort of concession, such as Randall Klein bought up about perferred parking spots.

All it takes is for a small group of people to get together to come up with 2 or 3 things that might be beneficial. Talk to DD'S or whomever, we need to try something so everyone will benefit.

The worst that can happen is nothing.

RJ

Whalen3186 · 06-17-2013, 08:27 PM

I think Pinks proved that you don't need nitro/jet cars to draw a crowd. From a racers prospective this wasn't the best show to watch on tv but they knew how to fill the stands at tracks across the country. Much of this was with cars that weren't near as nice or impressive at the average stock or SS car.

06-17-2013, 08:24 PM	#2
RJ Sledge Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 783 Likes: 498 Liked 288 Times in 90 Posts	Re: End of Stock and SuperStock Racing?? Its all about money, and we need to do as much as possible to gain that end. Whether its an impromptu car show at a mall, business, or school we need to get more people exposed to S/SS cars in general. Simple things like handing out some free tickets or free parking passes would get these people inside the gates. People spend more money on concessions, t-shirts and caps than you can imagine. The biggest step is getting them inside the gates. That is an area we need to help with. The more exposure we can generate outside the gates will show up as increased revenue for track owners inside the gates. We need to talk to our Division Directors about things we can do as racers to help anyway we can. At the same time the DD's need to convey to the track owners what we will do to increase revenues; so we could gain some sort of concession, such as Randall Klein bought up about perferred parking spots. All it takes is for a small group of people to get together to come up with 2 or 3 things that might be beneficial. Talk to DD'S or whomever, we need to try something so everyone will benefit. The worst that can happen is nothing. RJ

06-17-2013, 08:27 PM	#3
Whalen3186 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 241 Likes: 20 Liked 108 Times in 31 Posts	Re: End of Stock and SuperStock Racing?? I think Pinks proved that you don't need nitro/jet cars to draw a crowd. From a racers prospective this wasn't the best show to watch on tv but they knew how to fill the stands at tracks across the country. Much of this was with cars that weren't near as nice or impressive at the average stock or SS car.