JOHN, thanks for the follow up. Can you remember what the eliminator payed to the winner for those 10 laps? Was it $150? Was it just for the trucks, or rotation through the divisions? I cant remember..
Derek Clark
JOHN, thanks for the follow up. Can you remember what the eliminator payed to the winner for those 10 laps? Was it $150? Was it just for the trucks, or rotation through the divisions? I cant remember..
Derek Clark
Rotation for all divisions. It was made up of the top-10 drivers from the most recent feature race, winner starts at the back.
There was a separate points system for it (a points fund) of some kind. I do not know the amounts that were involved.
If you take the perspective of a person that has never been to the speedway, calling it 2 for 1 instead of 50% off sounds like a better deal and would be more likely to get them out for the night. I realize that the economics are the same, and it's just different wording, but it just sounds better.
Also, I personally didn't have any idea that there was a discount on tickets for Friday's show until I went to the website to check on family pricing for Saturday's show. I watch the local tv station every night for the news and listen to local radio stations for at least 10 hrs a day at work. I know that advertising is very expensive, but if I had no idea about it, how would a brand new potential fan know. So wouldn't that be an investment worth making?
I believe that a serious effort needs to be made to get brand new people in the stands, not only to get the front gate numbers up, but it also has the potential to increase the back gate numbers as well. Just think of all the small businesses owners in the area that don't have huge advertising budgets, but could justify a one or two thousand dollar sponsorship on one of the cars. I have mentioned sponsoring our return to the track to about a dozen of the business owners that I know personally, the main response that I have gotten is, "Delaware Speedway, where is that?" and I am talking about the Woodstock and Tillsonburg areas.
Another possible promotion would be to have a "staff appreciation" night and do something like 5 adults for $50. This could entice some of the small business owners to bring their staff out to the track. They would have a blast and possibly decide that their logos would look great on a car speeding around the track. Not only have we gained fans,but also more money to keep cars showing up.
I know that getting people to spend what little money that they do have at Delaware Speedway, is a very difficult task. These are just ideas that I have had that I believe would get some of the people that I know, that have never been, out to the track. That, in my opinion is what needs to be done first, fill the stands. Just run the program that exists now, promote to the people who have NEVER been to the track, then tweak the program to make it stronger. Not that quality of the racing is lacking, but the car counts.
The track did a good job whipping that 50% off deal up in a hurry. I know I was pushing it from my shop, and people were going to head there....... until Mother Nature took a crap on us. My wife and I still went, and saw some good racing. If we all keep sharing info, and keep it forward.... it will come. Hopefully John can throw the idea out to re-try thet 2for1 deal next weekend, or %50 off.. whichever you call it. I will agree, 2for1 sounds good, and half off family pass??
JOHN, thanks for the follow up. Can you remember what the eliminator payed to the winner for those 10 laps? Was it $150? Was it just for the trucks, or rotation through the divisions? I cant remember..
Derek Clark
Derek:
I believe it was a rotation through divisions for $150. Back in Novotny's day it was just for the CASCAR LM's only - $200 to win with a $300 bonus it you won from 10th place.