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I'm not surprised at this development as I knew the 'NEW RICHMOND' was far too good to believe. Another businessman having a vision and no nowhow on how to realize it. First, don't make grandiose plans you know you cannot achieve. I would have been happy with some new paint and usable bathrooms. Second, don't charge outrageous prices. You'll never get the numbers of fans you want that way. I skipped the ASA show because I can spend my money more wisely at a local track and get at least the same show. I've said it time and time again. Charge less at the gate to get the fans and then draw them to the concessions with reasonable prices, good food and fast, great service. That's where the money is. And lastly promote. The cancelled LM show was promoted so poorly it is pathetic. I talked to crewmen from Jackson and Morgan at KD Friday and they didn't even know about the race. Some of our crew were at McColl's last week and they said alot of the Delaware guys didn't even know about it. How can you advertise the race as a Delaware invitational and not tell Delaware ? Is it that hard to send a rep for Cayuga to Flamboro, Kawartha and Delaware , hell even Ottawa, with a piece of paper with the payout, rules and schedule ? I would bet if they ran a combined LM and LLM invitational and promoted it properly, maybe even bill it as the Ontario Championships, scheduled it for a Sunday that worked well with other track schedules they could get the crowd and the car count they were looking for.
One thing that is being lost in all of this is how Cayuga SH#@ on Kawartha. Originally KD was going to run on the 25th. They had their schedule out first. After Derek saw the Cayuga schedule he contacted Cayuga to try and work something out and was given the cold shoulder. So Derek changed to Friday the 24th. Now the braintrusts at Cayuga cancell the whole damn thing anyway. Great way to do business when you are the new guy in town. Alienate all and anyone who may be able to help you.
I know I don't know all the ins and outs about being a track promoter but wish I could get a shot. I couldn't do any worse than some of the one's out there now. Anyone know of any job openings please PM me so I can get my resume out soon. LOL 😀 ;D 😀
maybe you could lease out cayuga.
Hill what do you have in mind ???
Have race between Barrie and Sunset called battle of the tracks 😮
maybe you could lease out cayuga.
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The night the ASA/OSCAAR race was on I stopped at the chipwagon in Cayuga before going to the track. The guy running it didn't know anything was going on at the track and he hadn't noticed an increase in business.
This is typical even at Nascar tracks. If the locals aren't race fans they're not likely to know what is going on at the area race track. Every year year we stop for breakfast at the Big Boys in Brooklyn, Michigan in August and have talked to the staff. Some are aware that there is a race but that's about all. We've noticed this at other tracks in the US as well. I think that we take it for granted and assume that just because we're in the area for the races that everyone else should be aware of what's going on. This applies to most events, not just racing. I think that we take the approach that " I'm a race fan, why aren't others? ". I've been guilty of this all my life. Some of my friends could never figure out why I was into racing, just as I could never understand the fascination with tennis or soccer. This is a racing forum/board so obviously our views are going to be biased.
As far as any increases in area businesses. If the crowds are relatively small, the businesses won't see a significant increase. Only a percentage of out of towners will stop on the way to the track. I've lived in Cayuga since 1991 and have seen the local retailers run low on supplies (especially at the LCBO, go figure) when a large well attended event has been staged. As with any event, the better attended, the more hits in the sales department. This is nothing new.
I hope these are just growing pains and trial by error on the part of the track. I'd like to see Cayuga Speedway continue. Maybe they had too many smaller events. Maybe fewer, larger events as in the past is a better fit for this track.