Tony Izzo....The standards in our sport is definitely changing !!
Facebook post from last night.....Thoughts?
Examples
1- Take as long as we want to run a show
2- Don't worry about torn up race cars as long as the show is good
3- pre charge everyone to come race
4- raise all my concession prices by 50pct
5- charge more to get in
6- Run a lot less laps
7- let yellow after yellow destroy the show
I could go on and on but before everyone wants to jump my (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) I talk to a ton of people in this industry and I'm not alone on this I'm just the only one passionate enough about are sport and the integrity of it a lot of your favorite drivers took the let's wait and see approach because of these simple reasons all I'm trying to say is it's a slap in the face to a lot of us that has been held to a different standard by the fans and drivers for the last 40 years !!
Again I'm happy that the fan is happy and that the coverage team thinks it's the greatest thing they ever seen I really am but I hope that someday things get back to normal these novelty events may destroy what we all once thought was awesome I do t want to have to tear up cars and let guys run over each other to make my show great sorry !
We talk at every promoters meetings how do we keep the cost down for the racer so the fan doesn't have to keep paying more to get in well I'm here to tell you this stuff and races like Rockford last year are not keeping cost down for anyone !
Do you think it's good that the money being made on this race at the concessions and gates leaves are sport and doesn't get put back in ?
You all are making my point not fair to hold me to a standard I could not get away with what is going on this weekend you all know that so stop yourselfs.
Guys your missing it not trying to make it something it wasn't I'm simply saying there were a lot of things about this race and others like it that we don't talk about for whatever reasons it's simply guys really it is
You would not allow me to run that long of a event
Allow them to race
In the infield
Charge what they charged
That's all I'm saying !!
And what you are all telling me is I can go rent a facility anywhere and charge whatever it takes to cover my cost and charge whatever for beer and food and if the races take all night long and the race cars get torn up etc it's ok because I rented a venue that I knew would be like this wow !
Also when we make money as a track we put it back into the track and hope it helps us stay open another year when we let anyone come in to are sport get all these sponsors to pay the bills and then walks off with there pockets full and it don't go back in to the sport in any way yes that's a problem with me and should be with you to !
Dirt track racing is not stronger because of these events trust me the money leaves the sport guys
Farmer city has had the Illini for how many years now and not to blam them but they have nothing to show for it because they let someone come in and take the money out of the sport basically and if you don't believe me ask them and ask them if that isn't why there doing there own big show this year we can't keep letting the money leave the sport and keep making the Rich richer and the rest of us struggling to keep are gates open because we are held to a standard that others are not