[Jim Young]

This is copied from a post of mine on Bracketracecentral.com on a similar topic: I was asked to give a suggestion on what could be done to save bracket racing.

"For starters, I challenge everyone reading this to do one thing this season: Bring one person to the track who's never made a pass. Get them down the track in something. Even someone who's been to the track but never made a run. Do that, come back here, and write about it whether just telling who you brought or telling the whole story about how the day went or how you convinced the person to try it. Even if it's the only pass they will ever make, you will have made a difference. All I needed was a taste and I came back for more with no convincing. What kind of list could we have by the end of this season? How hard could it be to get just one person to try it? The hidden payoff here is that if your person takes to it and becomes successful, you know that you started it all. It might sound a little gay, but think how easily bracket racers can double in number..."
I would even add that you don't have to try and explain bracket racing initially. If you get someone to go down the track in their car or yours, and they like it, they'll ask you in due time what kind of racing you're doing.