Poole hits nail on the head
Monday, February 25th, 2008 11:15am CST
By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Published on Thunder Lounge.
David Poole hit the nail on the head, as he often does when it comes to tough questions. Like him or not, this piece nails it.
David raises the same questions, that we previously discussed, in terms of California, weather, attendance and whether or not this is working out. Also drawing the same path through the dots to recall that the reasons currently present in California were the beginning of the end for Rockingham. It’s not necessarily the track, but as I’ve said before it’s the weather.
The L.A. market (which is what California targets, some 60 miles west or so) is something that the kind providers of the funding that helps put the sport on the track want to be in. Naturally, in terms of business, it makes sense. What doesn’t make sense completely is the consistent lack of a quality product.
California has a place on the schedule. The question however, is how often and when?
Prior to having a second date awarded, the race was later in the spring and the results (while still not great) were better. Or so it would seem. Let’s go with that it presented a better opportunity to draw a crowd.
Yesterday the competition for attendance at events in the market was high. There was plenty to do. Then again, most of those events only had to dish out about 25% (or less) of the number of tickets as compared to the Cup event.
But hey, one bright shining star of hope has emerged for fans sitting at work with ticket stubs from the Nationwide event this weekend. Bruton Smith and the kind folks at Las Vegas Motor Speedway have been kind enough to give anyone with a ticket stub from the California Nationwide race a $25 ticket to the Nationwide race this coming weekend.
Needless to say, the weather looks beautiful for this coming weekends events, with highs around 70. Sounds better than the 40’s, doesn’t it?
Filed Under: California, Las Vegas, Nascar, Tracks
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