Jeff's summation is more to addressing more immediate and more do-able solutions..."The biggest complaint I've heard this year is that "the engine and rules are being changed, so I'd rather wait than buy now". If you look at the classes that do well on the low end of budget most of them have stable rules. It's nice to exchange ideas but when it starts to hurt the class then perhaps we should remember what makes our class attractive".
Of all the ideas presented thus far, they can be broken into two categories, long term and short term solutions. With very few of the latter. It's the short term solutions where more thought/debate is needed or the class will be gone before the long termers kick in or the class will be impacted by an outside source, i,e. CRB/BoD. Example: (Please excuse the commercial) The FCM F500 Challenge Cup Presented by Hoosier races at Watkins Glen is a Regional double offering more contingency awards (thank you Formula Car Magazine and Hoosier) then a National race. Like awards will go to the top placing Regional drivers and the National drivers. As a result of the effort we're betting a few Regional drivers will help the class numbers by doing one National race in 2008. Here's another idea, sell 50/50 tickets. Holder gets half and the race winner gets half or maybe 1st and 2nd split 75%, 25%. Forty tickets at $5 each nets $200. The thought of winning a 75 or 100 bucks towards lunch, beer, or gas may bring in an entry or two. It's about generating interest and activity now...not waiting on the new Super Phase Electro Deluxe Razzle Dazzle 2.5 stroke to be approved and imported from Greenland. When that happens All the classes will be fendered! You know, compared to the national scene the SCCA open wheeled situation doesn't look much different. Nationally the fenders (NASCAR, Gand-Am, ALMS) are beating the heck out of ChampCar and IRL. The only national open wheeled class with year after year solid numbers is 410 sprints. Anything to be learned here? Louie Schultz Philly Region FCM F500 Challenge Cup PS I gotta beleive one of you out there has already called Tony Murphy about a possible "new" engine???? ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
