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9/20/14, 6:25 PM |
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9/20/14, 6:54 PM | #12 | |
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Weren't both of those shows promoted by "track enterprises"?
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9/20/14, 7:25 PM |
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I guess I don't understand the statement. It's the series that promotes its teams,sponsors and itself. It's the track promoter the promotes the event at his/her facility. This isn't a shot at anyone just stating mine and my parties "thoughts and observations".
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9/20/14, 7:58 PM | #14 | |
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In some cases, the Woo is the promoter of the event, they rent the track and go from there. In other cases, they have joint ventures with tracks where they co-promote. This sort of involvement with the individual races and tracks has really made a difference.
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9/20/14, 8:29 PM | #15 | |
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Went to WoO show Wednesday and was very disappointed. Saw very little passing. It was good to watch McMahon and Sweat race from the tail. Danny Smith was fun to watch in the B. I left with 11laps in the feature after the caution came out. Nobody was going to catch Schautz that night. I was out too to go the Thursday and figured it would be another late one. Watching both series USAC is by far better racing but the WoO is the show starting with Johnny Gibson. USAC could do so much better. One thing I would do if I was USAC would be get the former drivers to help promote the series.
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9/20/14, 10:48 PM | #16 | |
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I think everyone is missing the the point here. It's the promoters job to "promote" the event days, weeks, and months in advance of the actual show date. When you book an Outlaw date you buy a "show" it is the promoters job to put butts in the seats and prepare a race track that is capable of putting on a top notch race. The race the cars all the haulers all the scoreboards and video screens, Jonny Gibson that is the show you just bought a ticket with your hard earned money to see. The Outlaws and Jonny Gibson promote the brand and the drivers not the event. If you see a bad race it's probably because the race track wasen't prepared very well, I've see plenty of non wing races with little to no passing. I think everybody is harder on the Outlaws because they cost more to attend come around less often and are the best of the best. They get held to a higher standard.
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9/21/14, 2:50 AM | #17 | ||
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The guy announcing the USAC race was one of the worst I've ever heard. During time trials he sounded like he was reading a book. He got somewhat excited when Haudenschild came out and stunk up the track, otherwise terrible. A great announcer makes a huge difference in the "show" everyone seems to love. Me, well I'll take better racing over a "show" and hype anyday. I do get sick of hearing that announcer rattle off chassis makes and sponsors while putting no pizazz into what's going on. Absolutely no personality. I'm sure I will get bashed now for criticizing him, but oh well. In his defense, when will they ever fix the PA system there? It's volume must be stuck on 1 and it's been like that for several years. As far as the car count, unfortunately, the place is now considered a motor killer. That is why they don't run the Hut 100 there anymore and why eventually you may not see USAC sprints there anymore. The engine deal is a sport killer. From what I've heard, more drag race builders are getting involved and driving up costs while building engines that run fewer nights. One more thing. Once again it got so dusty it was hard to see the cars. They really ought to excavate that crap that was brought in in '99 and go back to the original surface.
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9/21/14, 7:45 AM |
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9/21/14, 9:12 AM | #19 | |
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Eldora and Knoxville are owned tracks, there in they have the same good folks doing the track prep. Where at THAT when they promote the race it's not always the same track prep. Yes it would be great if they would do track prep during the usac hots, heats,etc. I'm not sure but woo may have people who travel with them to prepare.
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9/21/14, 9:41 AM | #20 | |
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USAC is the problem and will never be any more than it already is. A WOO non wing series or a new series ran similarly is the only way to make non wing more relevant.
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