LODRS (lack of) Payouts

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Casey Miles

Let's take the old Moroso bracket championship races, there where about 350 cars that paid $100. to enter and the pay out was $5k to the winner, $2500 to R/U, $500. to semi, $125. to the quarter and $100 to the eight with free entry to next years race for one day to the 16th. Moroso still made a bunch of money, NHRA is just raping the racers with the pay out that they have in place.
NHRA bracket finals in SGMP about 3 years ago, not sure of the entry because the track paid for it, but they only paid $100 to the semi for sportsman. That is why there weren't as many cars there last year and they had buy backs.

Casey Miles
248H "F" NHRA Stock

You cannot compare payouts between a 350-car single class with buybacks and single promoter (ie., track vs track & sanctioning body) and a Divisional race. (And quite frankly, paying 16 cars on a 350 car race with buybacks isn't a great deal either)

I'm co-promoter of two big money bracket races, and have in the past worked for tracks and a sanctioning body, so I try to see both sides of the fence. I've run the numbers on a Class Nat'ls or All-Sportsman type event with what I as a racer thought would be "fair" entry fees and payouts, and you may be surprised how many cars are required to make a go of it.

I'm not defending the sanctioning bodies. I *am* asking that we deal in fact before making any determininations. I say again: How much does the track rental and other expenses cost, and how much net profit "should" the track and sanctioning body each make?

[Andrew Hill]

Originally Posted by Alex Denysenko

if I get stupid enough to do it again,is anyone ready for another one? and WILL division 1 NHRA and ALL IHRA racers support it this time?

Yes! I was too young to race at the first one, but we were there all the way from Texas, and I would love to go to another.

[Don Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Don , You're in a special class with YOUR money..Just wait til Romney takes over !! You'll have to hire me to count it all.!!

The problem I am having is I am getting kinda of tired of working from 5am till 10 pm everyday except Sunday . I have to work these hours in order to race of course could quit racing but having too much fun right now ,everyone be sure pay attention this coming Nov lol I will turn 66 and make sure all the young ones pay in their social security so I can make sure there is some money that I Paid in will be for me to collect lol