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12-11-2012, 11:23 AM | #111 |
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Re: Class Nationals event planning
Something else very important to me is race coverage. Events like this are a big deal, and should be treated as such. I worked the US Class Nationals for IHRA, doing photography, wrote the race coverage, and laid it out in the magazine. I have a number of online outlets that will print coverage, and I'll work on getting physical print coverage for the event as well.
We did two big money bracket races this year. You can view the race coverage at www.looserocker.com. The Footbrake race includes video coverage!
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I have a Race Purse Calculator spreadsheet that I have spent years developing that crunches just about every number you need for a race: Give it entry fees, buybacks (with multiple options), car count, payouts, spectators (actual # or calculated as 'people per car'), and it will tell you how many cars are in each successive round and how much the payout is for each round, how long it will take to run the race, front gate/back gate income, itemized expenses, and much more. Realistically, just for two days track rental, purse, and misc. expenses, you're looking at close to $60,000. Great question. Hope this helps!
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Also, getting back to the double entering for stock and no box. Will there be an issue of a stick car using a 2 step and line lock in no box? Thanks again.
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That's one of several reasons why I paired this event with a No-Box race, to provide more racing opportunities to those S/SS racers who wanted to do so. All S/SS cars are legal to run No-Box. Noted S/SS and 10.90 racer Rick Baehr along with partner Jeff Stewart had promoted the Bottom Bulb Extravaganza for two years (2010 & 2011), and had anywhere from 115-150 cars. That's a tough range to make a big money race live on its own. The risk vs reward is very high, and its very easy to just go racing rather than spend the better part of a year working to try to make a single weekend enjoyable and worthwhile for everyone involved. (I know after mentioning the possibility of adding a 4th event to our promoting schedule in 2014, I received a quiet "Mm." from my wife...) Anyhoo, by combining two "almost make it on their own" events, I think we can have something that's a big enough event, yet still something that's manageable in size. I think we should end up with right around 250 cars on the grounds, which will allow for good parking for everyone. With double-entries, you've still got a good time frame for running the show, and potentially have the makings of an annual event. And hey, if y'all blow the roof off the place, maybe we can go to 3 days the following year with more S/SS-specific festivities.
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Would love to be able to photo on the ground for you instead of in the stands which is where I usually am. I'm not a professional, but I think I can take a pretty good picture for you to use. Depending on where and when, let me know. I might just come and do it anyway as a spectator. Butch |
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CompetitionPlus.com will be there, as we were at the first event. The blistering hot Byron event, was sweating in places I never knew I could.
Whether I am there as a journalist or a racer remains to be seen, but we are going to put it in Project White Wagon's [SS/EM] schedule. Regardless we will have staff there. The one thing I believe is crucial is the bickering which went on at the first one, simply cannot happen this time. As important as the racing is, isn't it secondary to getting together and sharing the style of racing we all love in a format dedicated to us? Food for thought ... |
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Thanks for your support, Butch and Bobby. We'd love to have you! As details come together, we'll talk more in detail about race coverage and photography.
The Columbus staff is checking with NHRA about the date and some other questions I had. Should get an idea where we're at sometime next week.
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mike,
we would like permission to host the third U/SA shootout as part of your event. we simply need to be paired and laddered for class eliminations, and a close proximity for pit space is pretty cool too last time we had a cookout and bourbon sampling. i am working on sponsor money and so far i've got $200 up for class champion already(last two total purses added up to $4000+)...anyway "it's on" captain jack jmccarthy@sasfe.com p.s. would like to thank bob shaw for his support and wish him well in T/SA
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Sounds good to me, Jack. Thank you for your interest and support!
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