Putnam closed....

[andre]

Other race night will work, so will outstanding race night.

If you have great racing, you will pack the place on any night and this even if there is another running or not.

This is a reality of life in these events, that there is always something else going on at the same time, being racing, festival, carnaval, or whatever. So you have to be prepared to make sure your show is the most attractive if you wanna win in this game.

[Boneman]

But if you design your race program with only the sport and the racers in mind (like starting the fast cars start in front), and give no consideration to the quality of the show, then you will not retain new fans and will only attract the same hard-core race people every week.

[dirtballer69]

Actually there are 4 dirt tracks close to each other as you have North Florida in Lake City as well which all but Putnam are running on Sat. nites.Putnam was getting some cars from there also.Wouldn't be surprised in the least if one of the Sat.nite tracks still standing switch to Friday nites.You are correct though,Fridays for Putnam probably isn't feasable right now until they put on a good show like Ocala has for many years on Fridays.However it will be practically impossible to run on Saturdays now that BRP is.They started out good @ Putnam then the same old "crew" worked they're way in there,started whining and started getting rules changed to fit they're needs.And guess what happened?It ran people off that started coming back to the track after they heard the surface was getting better ect.They were also running way too many classes on Friday nites.5 or 6 classes is too many when you start @ 8pm.Thats a no brainer,4 is plenty.But if they didn't have any issues with the local churches/county I would definatley try Sundays maybe?? JMO

[1wildfastgirl24]

Last night Volusia handed out survey papers for the fans and drivers to fill out as everyone came in,it asked you to check what divisions you like best,and what night would be a perferable night for them to race...the choices were wednesday nights race start time 8pm,friday 8pm,stay on saturday 7pm or sundays at 5pm.In my opinion I think it would be best if they tried friday nights at 8pm.....maybe Putnam if they are reopening should try running sundays around 4pm,the thing with that is the heat being here in Florida,it gets awful hot during that time of day in the summer months.

[Bigbuck]

Last night Volusia handed out survey papers for the fans and drivers to fill out as everyone came in,it asked you to check what divisions you like best,and what night would be a perferable night for them to race...the choices were wednesday nights race start time 8pm,friday 8pm,stay on saturday 7pm or sundays at 5pm.In my opinion I think it would be best if they tried friday nights at 8pm.....maybe Putnam if they are reopening should try running sundays around 4pm,the thing with that is the heat being here in Florida,it gets awful hot during that time of day in the summer months.

To me just the fact they handed out survey papers show they care what the fans and drivers think, good move

[dibbs7j]

was a ocala last night. had about 30 lates, 30 mods, 20 thunders,20 minis, 15-20 gladis. really good crowd main stands were full turn four was about half. just my opinion brp is doing what should have been done a while ago. i raced my sportsman at putnam this year and loved it. it has come a long way since last year (surface) but in the end it's the same shiz. "it is what it is" was said after drivers were shorted at the pay out window.

[dirtballer69]

And for whatever reasons some people just don't like going to BRP and will stay loyal to their respective track(s) no matter what the purse is there.Some people like to have choices as to where to race on any given nite and thats their right.And if you'll notice the big $$ @ BRP is being put on the nose but what about the rest of the field?? Just saying....

[jnyg23]

how can any of these dirt tracks have problems?i thought all you have to do is cover it with dirt and it will jam packed with cars, people in the stands, even the soap in the bathrooms will be better

[rhinoracing11]

BRP seems to have good pay out threw feild and they Advertise it.Havnt seen a track post payouts on there Web yet!!
That would be GREAT if VCS went to Wensday nights..And Putnam Sundays.
The Rainy season is here there will be a rain out,, butt yet u may be able to race the next night etc etc

Rob

[Winger]

Some comments I've heard regarding Putnam that have been touched on: Yes, some of the same people are involved that caused problems before. Advertised purses were cut. I agree it will take someone with a large bankroll to get it going. You have to build it, it isn't already a prosperous business.
I believe Putnam actually moved to Friday nights before Bubba made the switch so that can't really be blamed on BRP.
Lots of tracks run a top heavy purse. BRP has it's purse posted on it's web site and it is better through the field than any other Florida tracks.
This Saturday's show at BRP is the first regular Saturday night show I've seen in Florida that reminded me of the racing where I came from. There were full fields in every class, B-mains, several heats, a nice racing surface, and a pretty efficiently run show. Granted the front stretch lights went out and caused a delay and their were cautions in a few classes but overall a great program. If any track could provide this type of regular program they would do well. I don't think the race night should matter. I think Friday and Sundays are good alternatives to Saturdays. I think the formula to make Putnam successful is out there. It just will take the right person with the right financial situation to make it work.