Quote Originally Posted by Stu Cool View Post
My comment was mostly at the lack of fans in the seats. The claimed there we over 900 racers there. I can remember when they would have way over 1000. With the price of fuel, especially diesel, I am sure that impacts the racers decisions to travel.
On the opposite side of the fans issue, our oldest dirt oval was bought a couple years back by the guy who owns the track in Jackson, Mn. Our local track, Huset's Speedway, has had great crowds all summer, the World of Outlaw sprint car shows were both sold out! His plans for next year are a $250,000 to win Outlaws 3 day show! That will get the cars and when the cars show up the fans do too. He has done a ton of "fan friendly" improvements at both tracks he owns and promotes the heck out of his big events and weekly shows. Prior to the new owner, the track had been closed for two years, hell of a comeback!