The Reason I believe they don't get cars is
1.Track is terrible and has literally rocks coming out in turns 3 & 4. Kills Tires (Mostly 2 a night) and around 150$ a piece in case you don't know.
2. Judgment calls (instead of whoever spins they go to the back) and mostly 1 lane track come feature time.
3. Payouts aren't the best. 1000 roughly for late models and 500 for crates (since the AR deal) when you add in 2 tires, fuel that's anywhere from 8-13$ gallon if you aren't on a deal. You add anywhere from 20-50k in a motor for late model and anywhere from 5-9k for crate. And you add 25-30 to get in per pit pass. That's if you just come out of the night with no body, suspension, or any other damage.
The economics just don't add up sometimes on that type of track unless you get lucky and start up front after drawing good pills for redraw. Let alone economics on a decent track with any pay. People in grandstands, etc don't see how much money and time it actually takes to become competitive and finances of running and upkeep of a race car in general.
All it takes is a little effort, track prep, marketing, and organization and the track can Boom like the early 2000's. Let alone a one that's in the middle of EVERYWHERE and easy to get to off 119. That Marion Center is a gold mine and Diamond in the rough if the Management would just see it and put time into that place.
Many tracks have come and gone but one has remained open for nearly half a century.......
If I had a $1 for every driver and fan that said they'd never be back to Marion Center only to come back again and again I would have a very nice wad of cash in my pocket.
Funny thing is some of those very same people are posting in this thread........ 
Edited by D1RT, 17 July 2015 - 08:34 PM.
