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I agree with more at Norsemen. I was thinking of maybe a double header towards the end of the year there. Make it a fun filled weekend with possibly some entertainment on Sat. night to keep everone.

As some people have put, it maybe just a bit far to drive for one day of racing. More may show up for two days. We could even run the track backwards on the second day?

Another thing I have seen in other races is: they offer volunteers that work an event discounted or free entrance fees. This idea gets more people involved and can truely appreciate what it takes to put on a race.

Rick Waschek wrote:
So the season has come to a close and we had some new folks take up the ole steel shoe. We also had a lot of new tracks to go to, some we will hopefully see next season, some unfortunately we will probably not.

The question is what would it take to get EVERYBODY to come to every event? Less events, more events, more TT's, more ovals, Mike Ladeen in a speedo?

I know the economy has hit everybody in some way or another and that has some effect but regardless of what you elected officials tell you this will continue and we should gear our sport accordingly.

Throw some ideas out there lets see what we can do to make things more worth while for our 2010 promoters.

OK, so, I post this with much hesitation . . . because, being a new-comer to the sport (and this community) I don't want anyone to think that I'm trying to barge in and 'change' the sport you've all work so hard on, and enjoyed, for so long.

So, with that said, I'm simply posting a couple links to a discussion over at the Flattrack.com forum - which, perhaps some (many, all) of you have seen. Anyway, the discussion was basically "what to do at a track with smaller numbers of regular competitors". Not exactly what Rick asked in this thread . . . but, perhaps, close.

Anyway, their decision was to run a modified 'speedway style' format.

Check out their planning discussion here (they called it their "SpeedSprint" format):
www.flattrack.com/index.php?option=com_f...id=89740&catid=3


And their post-event reactions are here:
www.flattrack.com/index.php?option=com_f...=12&limitstart=0

Nothing more than offering a 'different idea' as 'food for thought'.


Dan

Good post Dan and this is something I have tossed around for 4 years. Eddie Mulder did this a couple of years back at one of his West Coast Flat Track events and it was a success. I think this could be successful. It couldn't replace our current class structure because it would leave some riders with no place to ride, however I think it is worth a shot. Also I could be totally off base here but I think this could be cheaper for the promoter.
Frank, your the expert on what I know so please chime in.
I think we would get the best response to this type of format at a stand alone non-district event.

Dakota Dan

I am assuming the events at Buffalo River are going to be non-district so would you be open to running one day under this format?

Thanks Rick... Just shifting the program and not changing the classes works for this idea. Maybe some Mains would need to run ahead of the Show Time, but most tracks you can run a race per what 5-6 minutes (like Cambridge)?
Either way it cleans up the Show so Fans can enjoy the event and stay until it's done.

I really like having the C-B-A run like a LCQ, then those winners can keep moving up, fans dig the under dog! They also love the Kids, the future of the sport... Having this during the short track grooming break before the Pro Main is a HIT! Slowest to the Fastest back to back then Fireworks!

I sure hope we can get enough racers to pull off a good great show. Throwing the Swap Meet in is prefect! Being at the speedway instead of that field is key. I'm going to put a bill board sign up for the events very soon, I have a marketing company working on the Ads / NEws Releases/Radio Programs. Maybe next year we can do some kind of a multi Dist Ascot Style TT & Short Track? Like New Ulm I want this to happen every year about the same time.
I just hope I'm not off Base?

Swap meet people, this is a High Visibility intersection on Highway 10 & County Road 9. Plenty of room in the grassy parking lot for Pop-ups, Tents and Tables.

Feel free to contact me... 701-799-8419.

We will most likely have a rider/racer school before the event the day or week before. Stay tuned!!!! 3-D.

Rick Waschek wrote:
Good post Dan and this is something I have tossed around for 4 years. Eddie Mulder did this a couple of years back at one of his West Coast Flat Track events and it was a success. I think this could be successful. It couldn't replace our current class structure because it would leave some riders with no place to ride, however I think it is worth a shot. Also I could be totally off base here but I think this could be cheaper for the promoter.
Frank, your the expert on what I know so please chime in.
I think we would get the best response to this type of format at a stand alone non-district event.

Dakota Dan

I am assuming the events at Buffalo River are going to be non-district so would you be open to running one day under this format?

The only thing I didn't like about the plan was only having 4 cycles in the A-Main. My suggestion would be to end up with a larger count in the A-Main (8 - 12?). (But, maybe that defeats the purpose of the style when cycle counts are low) Anyway, maybe something like:

1.) Top 8 (from 'heats') advance directly to A-Main.
2.) 9th, 10th, 11th advance to B-Main.
3.) All the rest (or maybe just 12th through 17th) to the 'C Main'.
4.) Top three from 'C Main' advance to 'B Main'.
5.) Top 2 to 4 from 'B Main' advance to 'A Main'.

Of course, the transfer numbers could be jumbled any which way . . . I just think a slightly larger count than 4 cycles in the A-Main would be more exciting. Just a personal thing,


Dan