Tony Izzo....The standards in our sport is definitely changing !!

[Cardirt0]

I may be wrong, but isn't that why people promote things, to make money...If it's a rock concert or a race. bottom line you got to make money or you won't be in business very long....if it continues and the crowd get bigger ,may the payout will too...

Just Sayin

Gee someone gets it...

[intel8]

Highgrove nails it! Izzo should put on his own winter show instead of crying on social media.

[seifertfan2]

The only thing ruining the sport are the people constantly complaining about it on social media posts.

I couldnt have said it better myself. 100% correct.

[HoosierDirtFan]

It's not so much about making money as it is being a novelty and how having more races like it have to some extent kept fans at home and now they just save their money for those races instead of going to the weekly races and help keep the track open.
People like Tony look at the big picture.
Take a look from his vantage point and you just might have a better picture of what he is try to point out and get across.
Sometimes racers can be their own worst enemy.
I can tell from some of the post some don't understand what he is saying.
A smart promoter and one that cares will keep trying even when the going gets tough.
Going sit down and have a word with him and understand his views before you bash him.
I think most racers will agree with him.
The 2 guys I help out and some of my close agree with his understand.
I'd almost bet it wasn't just some of the guys that had pre-registered that sold cars for all being the reason they didn't go this weekend.
Some took a look at the weather and decided against it and a bunch more probably said is it worth it to possibly tear up my car with all the cost to be there this weekend.
The racing last night was great but what did it cost the guys that missed the show.
These days I think it's better to spread the money around then have a top heavy payout and the back of the payout does nothing but get those who had a rough night get closer to breaking event.

[tsand]

This race is no different from the World Finals. 6 bucks for a twenty once coke 8 bucks for a hot dog. 100+ for a three dayticket yet race is still sold out every year. Even at these prices it's still a better value than most entertainment. As far as length of races we had a new promoter take over a local track he streamlined the program races were over by 10:30 then people started complaining the races were over too early.

[WisWildManFan]

Coming from a guy who has canceled several Friday shows of a 2 day event after seeing low attendance. Keep preaching ab how u love hillary and watch ur schedule get shorter ya fat midget

[ptown]

Coming from a guy who has canceled several Friday shows of a 2 day event after seeing low attendance. Keep preaching ab how u love hillary and watch ur schedule get shorter ya fat midget

lololololol

[MUD MAESTRO]

Chill out people ..... It's easy to understand where Izzo is coming from. Fans bitch and complain about promoters constantly, Ive done it too.
I passed on the St Louis event because of the potential of problems we all complain about. I did see the Dirt on Dirt replay of the event and had to laugh at the racing media......Ben said, " I'm not saying its a crown jewel" yeah Ben, the track is rough, cars torn up, lots of down time and high prices at every turn...... Right Ben, I'll be sure to attend Saturday...... Tony don't be frustrated, keep up the good work. I enjoy coming to La Salle.

[intel8]

Izzo needs the chill pill! Like Wildman said, he's the first to pull the plug if he thinks he'll lose a dime!

[ImCryn2]

It's not so much about making money as it is being a novelty and how having more races like it have to some extent kept fans at home and now they just save their money for those races instead of going to the weekly races and help keep the track open.
People like Tony look at the big picture.
Take a look from his vantage point and you just might have a better picture of what he is try to point out and get across.
Sometimes racers can be their own worst enemy.
I can tell from some of the post some don't understand what he is saying.
A smart promoter and one that cares will keep trying even when the going gets tough.
Going sit down and have a word with him and understand his views before you bash him.
I think most racers will agree with him.
The 2 guys I help out and some of my close agree with his understand.
I'd almost bet it wasn't just some of the guys that had pre-registered that sold cars for all being the reason they didn't go this weekend.
Some took a look at the weather and decided against it and a bunch more probably said is it worth it to possibly tear up my car with all the cost to be there this weekend.
The racing last night was great but what did it cost the guys that missed the show.
These days I think it's better to spread the money around then have a top heavy payout and the back of the payout does nothing but get those who had a rough night get closer to breaking event.

I'll start off by saying that Tony Izzo has no right to complain about someone who puts on a big race and pockets the money. Tony sold out his long time weekly competitors so he could make more $. As far as the fans saving their money and staying home from the weekly show so they can attend the big shows, Tony was a part of that also. They have put on big late model races for years and have taken the weekly fan from other tracks that saved their money to go to the LaSalle race, he didnt care then!! Special events PERIOD have ruined the weekly tracks, it has nothing to do with "novelty" events.
As far as sitting down and discussing things with Tony, there is no discussing anything with that man. If you actually knew him I wouldn't have to tell you that.

Tony has only 2 real issues with this race:

1) He's not making the money from it.
2) He does not like Cody.

That's it

[Cardirt0]

Just like the guy that said i make the best dam horse whip in the world .. Dont mean a thing when no one makes a horse buggy no more...It on its way that there will be 3 tracks that run lates in each state and them being mostly the ones to get the big shows.. the rest that stay open will run mods and SS and 1 or 2 other class...Nascar killed the small tracks and now it happen to dirt Lates.....

[WisWildManFan]

Enjoyable time at dome tony... Love ur track but ur views are skewed way too much for average fan. I don't have a FB cuz I'm scared of getting hammed up and posting true thoughts... Quit drinking or we will all drive past and go to fals

[calverton]

maybe Mr TONY should try this kinda a thing next how about it tony, that being that event took alot of work to pull it off now comes the fun part to clean the place up

[Necrosis]

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

[3 wide]

Well he is right about a lot of things running all night long being the biggest this has killed a lot of tracks as far as saturday night racing pay a decent purse get your race track right and the cars and fans will come most tracks want to pay what they were paying 15 to 20 years ago that want get it now days you have to put on a show to get people to come.