Posted by: Bake82
« on: March 29, 2010, 12:41:33 PM »i was at a race that arnie promoted a few years ago with a $5,000 to win payout on a saturday night........i think there was around 13 cars - steve munro got turned by spencer macpherson on the last lap.
Pretty tough to draw cars when Arnie was only offering like 1000 for 2nd, 750 for 3rd. Was an extremely top heavy(ie 1st place) payout.
I think people need to focus on the future and not dwell on the past. I agree Drummonds aren't in the racing business, but they also aren't stupid. They're not about to spend alot of money to re-pave the track, and then have the track not operational in a year or two. If the Drummonds are putting money into it, IMO it means they are going to do what they can to make it work, and get racing back in Ottawa with good car counts and good fan base.
You need a top class like a LM class to bring in the fans. They need to do something to get guys back, I think there are alot of ACT LM cars in the Ottawa region, they just need to get them back to the track.
I have spoken with Jeremy lots about rules and what he has planned. He is very open to talk to. If you have a car, and are concerned over the past history. Give Jeremy a Call and talk to him about your concerns. Give him a break, and help out to make the track better.