If I understand correctly, the Legends aren't even regular at Grand Bend...are they?
Legands are a great option, but you needs entry level by two tiers for next year. Legends are not entry level pricing, no matter how you look at it. Bone Stock, mini Stocks should be the next two, and/or a Friday night V8 stocks, to grab those Enduro guys who will run... and some of those awesome older SS cars that didn't make the jump to the new body. Only thing the track needs to do, is if there are new classes for next year coming... tell the guys very soon. Not in the off season. Racers will prepare for next year now, and give them time to get word out. Off season announcements do not give many guys time to prepare.. sorry they don't.
I would love to see Legends there a few times next year, and new classes. Hopefully some stability to LM, and let's go racing. As for Trucks, as much as I hate to say it... give up. Make them limited schedule, and a serious payout for those events. I didn't even like typing that sentence, since Trucks were at one point THE BEST show Friday nights.
I agree dougy, but think long term, not just the next season or two. What will racing look like in ten years? Late models will still be similar to what they are now, superstocks are on the right track, but what about the entry level? What are we going to be running? I wouldn't want to even begin to attempt preparing a 2010 chev cobalt or Chrysler 200 for racing. What kind of wiring and computer night mare would that be? That's why I believe the foundations of an affordable (notice how I didn't use the word "cheap") class needs to be built now, before it's too late. Then tracks will be left scrambling just like they are now to fill fields.
In my opinion, a cheap, sustainable, long term racing class, is a thing of the past.
Does anyone know the costs to run a legends car for a typical season? Say 10 - 12 races?
I see mc coll's website has two on there for $8,000 - $9,000.
I agree, that's not cheap, but that kind of money can easily be spent on a truck. Hell, we put more than that into powertrain!
A competitive legends car is anywhere from 12,000 to 20,000 depending on motor and the quality of parts you put in the car. They don't payout a lot so this really is not an affordable style of racing for entry level. The only positive is there are benchmarks for these cars already set across North America. The rules are out there and the parts are readily available. This is one of the few divisions where costs incurred from season to season for rule changes and upgrades or simply trying to keep up with the guy who drops thousands on specialty stuff wont happen.