To follow up on the Crazy Lady post...
You forgot to throw in that those Mid-Week shows at Lowe's also get 5-10,000 people in the stands to watch 3/4 scale cars race on a flat 1/4-mile track.
Again, I'll admit it's in Charlotte, N.C., the heart of Stock Car country, but to get that many people out to a mid-week show is awesome, and if that is part of your template at any other track in North America, it's not a bad template to follow.
For those Chaos Car haters, it's really simple, when the 'regular' show is done, and the chaos cars come out, leave them for the kids to enjoy, I know mine do. Last time I checked, you aren't locked into the speedway until the entire show is done.
I'm 35-plus and still enjoy playing baseball, so I play once a week in a Slo-Pitch league. I do realize that there hasn't been a Jays scout in the stands for one of our games all year, but that still doesn't stop me from enjoying to compete, which is exactly why the Chaos Car drivers have decided to participate at that level. Just don't hack on my swing...
they had to "g**" it up to get anyone to come out
Sounds like you speak from experience
Correct, thats because its racing. Replace 3/4 scale race cars with junk and barrels and you aren't going to get 5-10,000 people. So fine replace Chaos cars with 3/4 and race the track properly.
The Legend Cars and Bandalaros is the 'racing' part of the show, not the 'freak' part, Lugnut, the school bus battles, that is the 'freak' element
But if we took your Slo-Pitch and turned into into a joke such as you had to wear a Barney costume with a flashing light on your head and run around 2 barrels to get to 1st would you still be playing? Or if someone decided that your game was not exciting enough they had to "gay" it up to get anyone to come out, how would that make you feel?
Some guys spend 10's of thousands on equipment, decades learning the sport, months in the shop, with muliple men teams to put on a show that is not good enough to attract fans without running foolish little cars around barrels? What does that say? To me its pissing on them.
Our games aren't designed to amuse anyone but the participants, and the girlfriends / wifes that come out to watch and laugh at us, flashing lights, or no flashing lights. True some guys spend 10's of thousands of $'s on equipment, and I'm sure if Snotrod and the likes had that kind of cash to throw around, they might be in a different division, but they have to start somewhere. Again, it's aimed more at less 'traditional' fans, and more at the first timers and rookie fans, as well as most importantly the kids.
😮 sorry guys but i think you are all bangin your head against a wall with this guy no matter what you say he is not going to understand. he is a purist in the most fanatic of ways. all thats left to be said to him is if you DONT LIKE IT DONT WATCH.
I kinda agree with him. you guys don't race stock cars...you race chaos cars...which is cool in its own way but it isnt stock car racing....thats just how i see it...
