LODRS payout increases ideas

[Eric Merryfield]

Lets hear some constructive ideas.

I will start: Assume a 64 car field here in D-1 if we increase the cost from $170 to $225 and increase the payouts to:

3rd round $225......get your entry fee back....versus current $100
4th round $325.............................................. .versus current $150
5th round $425.............................................. .versus current $200

6th round final in this example Win...$2,500.....versus current $1,500
Runner Up $1,000.....versus current $600

Payout increase in this example is $3,550 versus the increase fee of $3,520.

The entry fee of the races is a fraction of most racers true cost of showing up. It would be nice to have the purses be more significant!

Eric
Gremlin T/SA
Dakota GT/TD
old challenger G/S
new challenger FS/FSS can't remember the class

[Pistol Pete]

I'm all for it.

[Greenlight]

Here is my proposal. And it involves no increase in entry fees.




It is our job to make sure as many race cars as possible get to the track to race, and it is NHRA/Track owners job to make sure there are fans in the stands that not only buy pit passes, but buy the Drag Dogs and T-shirts that they sell.

I think NHRA and the track owners have gotten lazy and expect to operate without any fans in the stands. There were 80 Stockers at the Houston division race last weekend and 20 fans in the stands.

I submit that there is an average of one crew member pass sold for every car & driver pass sold.

[Pistol Pete]

Your idea is a good one but what we don't know is:
How much does the track have to pay nhra to have a points race at their track ??

[The Hawk]

If the payout increased, it would be decent. The way things are going I can see the entry fee being the $225 with the payout the same as it is now in 5 years. About 5 or so years ago a track was to put up around 10K to host a Divisional Points meet, no idea what it is now.

[James Perrone]

I hear the track pays thousands to put on the race with entry's going to Nhra. It's up to Nhra to pay more. NotGonnaHappen Eric good idea but the increase is a bit steep for most folks.We need to find sponsor s like D-6 does with comp. Separate fund awarded on the side.

[James Perrone]

I hear the track pays thousands to put on the race with entry's going to Nhra. It's up to Nhra to pay more. NotGonnaHappen Eric good idea but the increase is a bit steep for most folks.We need to find sponsor s like D-6 does with comp. Separate fund awarded on the side.