Why not a Sportnationals at St Louis ?

Dan Bennett · 10-09-2024, 04:18 PM

FWIW, I was so impressed with Tri State my first trip there I asked Reed (Reid?) about hosting a Sports there. I knew him before that during my musclecar restoration days which he was a part of also.

He laughed, and explained about how NHRA's payment scheme for a SN would cost a significant amount of money more than running a divisional. I don't remember the specifics, but it had to do with the percentage of money going to the NHRA increasing a bunch and the money the track was allowed to keep falling into the basement.

So if a big sponsor could be lined up to help the track at least break even that could work. And having watched the new ownership at St Louis since they've been there, they are pretty good at things like that.

10-09-2024, 04:18 PM	#9
Dan Bennett Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 439 Likes: 853 Liked 595 Times in 136 Posts	Re: Why not a Sportnationals at St Louis ? FWIW, I was so impressed with Tri State my first trip there I asked Reed (Reid?) about hosting a Sports there. I knew him before that during my musclecar restoration days which he was a part of also. He laughed, and explained about how NHRA's payment scheme for a SN would cost a significant amount of money more than running a divisional. I don't remember the specifics, but it had to do with the percentage of money going to the NHRA increasing a bunch and the money the track was allowed to keep falling into the basement. So if a big sponsor could be lined up to help the track at least break even that could work. And having watched the new ownership at St Louis since they've been there, they are pretty good at things like that.