[J.R. Haddad]

Good post Bobby. The arrangement for LODRS races needs some attention
from what I have seen/heard. In my area for the first time ever, Brainerd
has refused the points meet unless it was run in conjunction with the National event. Due to Topeka being the week before, this could not be arranged. Being from the north, this takes away my closest grade point opportunity( at 7 hours) to Earlville Iowa at 12-13 hours. Some track operators cannot make money at these races, some can. It is a double edged sword. The National event tracks won't market the points meets because they think nobody will attend. They can have a great show, booked in cars, fireworks, etc. and charge the customer a lot less than a National event. Car load sales, radio give aways, Ladies night, Mens night, Veterans
night, get creative. When Tony Stewart announced he was running for the
T/AD championship, how many track owners with the Alcohol Regional Races at their tracks phoned him and tried to get him to run their Regional race? Tony Stewart will be HERE driving a FUEL DRAGSTER!!
It is easy to say it can't be done, but it can. Combine the race with a no prep race. NHRA puts them on display at National Events. Make it special, put fans in the seats, sell hotdogs, beer, shirts, have a wet t-shirt contest, have your local parachute club land there in the afternoon. I went to an Association race last September in Sioux Falls South Dakota. Friday night they had a street grudge race set up, you couldn't move the place was so full. We have to quit thinking linear and open our minds to new and better ideas, and there is lots of them out there.

J.R.