Make Divisionals Great Again

1320racer · 11-17-2023, 10:03 AM

You've think you know, think you have the formula, the special sauce but sound like an uneducated moron that hasn't read economics 101, with it all on the dime of the track owners.

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Originally Posted by Steve Stasko

I agree that we need spectators in the seats, but it shouldn't come at the expense of the racers.

or track owners

11-17-2023, 10:44 AM

Bottom line is customers and making a Buck. Tracks need to show a profit. For that you need drivers, crew and spectators. If you don’t have spectators your entry will double or triple. Spectators offset that. I’m not talking big buck races. I’m taking NHRA Divisional’s.

11-17-2023, 10:47 AM

The only other way is an event sponsor. Most of those have sailed…

1320racer · 11-17-2023, 11:01 AM

and again, spectators ain't coming, haven't in decades and won't because what we do is boring to watch and makes no sense. Also we no longer have a car culture in this country, no longer are in love with our cars, no longer have auto shop in high schools, kids no longer dream of the day they get their license and the list goes on and on.

The fact is what we do is dying and has been for decades, the same can be said for bracket racing. There is not nearly enough young men and women coming into the sport as there are leaving it. Think for a moment what the car count will be in stock/super stock in just 10 years from now, when many here will be dead or too old to race.

11-17-2023, 11:05 AM

I’ll agree to a point but if you advertise and make it attractive I believe they can put buns in the seats. Marketing…

11-17-2023, 11:09 AM

Stock and Superstock is the most active car show in the nation. Not only do to see it, you get to see it perform. That’s huge!

1320racer · 11-17-2023, 11:30 AM

you don't have to sell it to me or any other racer, it needs to be sold to kids, young men and young women and the truth is it can't be, their country, their world is very different then ours. Many things have changed and many more will, least of which is how young people feel about cars but the bottomline is of the few tracks owners in each division that will still PAY to host a divisional and lose money doing so more often than not, they are not going to spend more money marketing the event and for those that do market it, it's largely done on fb.

11-17-2023, 10:44 AM	#2
Barry Polley Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Make Divisionals Great Again Bottom line is customers and making a Buck. Tracks need to show a profit. For that you need drivers, crew and spectators. If you don’t have spectators your entry will double or triple. Spectators offset that. I’m not talking big buck races. I’m taking NHRA Divisional’s.

11-17-2023, 10:47 AM	#3
Barry Polley Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Make Divisionals Great Again The only other way is an event sponsor. Most of those have sailed…

11-17-2023, 11:01 AM	#4
1320racer VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,628 Likes: 160 Liked 759 Times in 379 Posts	Re: Make Divisionals Great Again and again, spectators ain't coming, haven't in decades and won't because what we do is boring to watch and makes no sense. Also we no longer have a car culture in this country, no longer are in love with our cars, no longer have auto shop in high schools, kids no longer dream of the day they get their license and the list goes on and on. The fact is what we do is dying and has been for decades, the same can be said for bracket racing. There is not nearly enough young men and women coming into the sport as there are leaving it. Think for a moment what the car count will be in stock/super stock in just 10 years from now, when many here will be dead or too old to race. Last edited by 1320racer; 11-17-2023 at 03:36 PM.

11-17-2023, 11:05 AM	#5
Barry Polley Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Make Divisionals Great Again I’ll agree to a point but if you advertise and make it attractive I believe they can put buns in the seats. Marketing…

11-17-2023, 11:09 AM	#6
Barry Polley Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Make Divisionals Great Again Stock and Superstock is the most active car show in the nation. Not only do to see it, you get to see it perform. That’s huge!

11-17-2023, 11:30 AM	#7
1320racer VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,628 Likes: 160 Liked 759 Times in 379 Posts	Re: Make Divisionals Great Again you don't have to sell it to me or any other racer, it needs to be sold to kids, young men and young women and the truth is it can't be, their country, their world is very different then ours. Many things have changed and many more will, least of which is how young people feel about cars but the bottomline is of the few tracks owners in each division that will still PAY to host a divisional and lose money doing so more often than not, they are not going to spend more money marketing the event and for those that do market it, it's largely done on fb.