PDC peaked or can grow bigger?

[cjp0354]

-the parking issue could be solved by the farmer that has the huge hay field 1/4 south of the track. Either move the campers there or Park cars there and shuttle to the track. This would also clear up room for pit parking.

-please make people pay the full amount online for their tickets and not just $10 reserve fee. People are abusing this by 1 person takin 4 seats (I witnessed this on saturday).

-I doubt they could move the main grandstands but I would look into getting bleachers in turn 2. Maybe even turn 1. Make every seat reserved. Maybe make the seats on front stretch only $5 extra since they are not as good of seats.

-don't get rid of the modifieds, they put on a great show.

These are my ideas to improve the show. Either way I will be there.

[Clayton_Wetter]

The PDC can, and probably will, get bigger but at this point FALS has just about maxed out their facility capabilities. For this event to get substantially bigger the infrastructure will have to be expanded and that will cost BIG money. The question is whether they have access to the resources and the actual real estate to make the expansions feasible.

A couple of points previously made in this thread probably need to be considered. FALS maybe needs to include all seating as advance reserve. I went over to witness the chaotic nonsense of the blanket stampede. It's beyond ridiculous. The other point previously expressed was to check tickets at the grandstand entrances. There were way too many self centered louts made illiterate and inconsiderate by alcohol who were viewing in places they had no business viewing from.

Last point, which was also made earlier, this event will never become a dirt late model crown jewel event until it is a stand alone DLM show. Nothing against the mortified's but it is what it is.

Final thought, I've been going to Fairbury since I was 8 or 9 years old and I never thought I would see the day when FALS hosted an event the magnitude of the Classic! Hats off to them.

Not all so called Crown Jewels are stand alone races. Florence has Mods and also Streets.

Fairbury is a Crown Jewel in my opinion. It beats most other "Jewels" to pieces on track prep and great racing.

[Clayton_Wetter]

Can you imagine how many more people would've been there had JD been there? lol

Just one, ole Sliding Sideways. But even that is doubtful as he would get lost attempting to cross state lines.

He lives in the State of Confusion ya know.

[CIRF]

Then your Saturday only crowd is upset with the seating. There's no way of making everyone happy. I'm sure we will be evaluating the situation and make it better next year. Thanks for coming.

Yes there is a way to keep everyone happy. Announce in October that all seats will be advance reserve and lay out the ticket purchasing process at the time of the announcement.

That way Fairbury has all the ticket money on interest from October (or whenever they choose to start renewing the tickets) until the expenses have to be paid. And, they won't have to sweat the insane blanket stampede! Eldora has been doing it that way since my first World Hundred in 1984.

Gotta' love the suggestion that Fairbury put in luxury sky boxes and escalators all the way around the speedway but it won't happen in a million-trillion years!

[#FALSuperman]

Florence is a Crown Jewel with Mods and 50K as someone said...also, there are definitely plans for expansion. You guys need to realize the backstretch seats can be added onto. Think UP not necessarily just across. 30K is just the beginning as far as payout goes. Also, PPV will happen sooner than you think. It obviously will just make everyone more money, as the PDC will continue to sell out, regardless.

[#FALSuperman]

CIRF.....Think again before you say a million trillion years...obviously not the entire track. As I said, think UP

[427c.i.]

CIRF.....Think again before you say a million trillion years...obviously not the entire track. As I said, think UP

If they go "UP" I hope the people that have top row seats now and have had them for years will get the first opportunity for the new "top row!!"

Also, at what point is it too much...you don't build a church just for Easter Sunday.

[#FALSuperman]

If they go "UP" I hope the people that have top row seats now and have had them for years will get the first opportunity for the new "top row!!"Also, at what point is it too much...you don't build a church just for Easter Sunday.

There's no doubt a "cap" to growth. It will never be Eldora obviously or even close to it. I'm sure whatever "premium expansion seats" there are in the future, the board will be fair in how they decide to release those new seats.

[cdustyr1]

balls

I agree too many people now and it's time to get rid of the mortifieds and go to reserved seating in the grandstands. On the blanket run Saturday I seen people falling while running up stairs, elderly and handicapped people getting knocked aside all while Fairbury workers are standing back and laughing.

Edit....And whoever bring those beach balls, those are for the beach not grandstands at a racetrack.

amen on the beach balls.

[cgrace]

i appreciate the reserved seat fee as I buy seats for many tracks. add the fee to the frontstretch. IMO it is much better atomosphere than it used to be. 10 years ago you had tons, i mean tons of people falling down drunk. seems like more people are coming for racing. Penn most tracks in illinois have two or three wide racing. we are lucky. I understand moving the race to before Cedar Lake to get drivers there. but this last week was pretty expensive Macon, Brownston and PDC. Personally I liked it before the world but that doesn't help car count.

[cgrace]

One more thing. Understand all the thank yous on Sat but that entire beginning could be changed. make it about the race, drivers or fans to make it more interesting. maybe draw a ticket to be grand marshall for the night or next years race something. it is painful. might just be me. I'm ready for National Anthem and racing.

[cdustyr1]

I would say stay tuned, each year the group has listened to issues and found ways to address them, go back and look at each years complaints here and look how they were addressed. Right now they are landlocked but that may not always be the case. Also I know for a fact the board is exploring seating options. One my dad (not a board member) proposed was the expansion of seating in the pits, he had the original idea to put the seating there with the last improvements. I fully trust this group to find solutions to issues. Thank you to everyone who has posted constructive criticism here, they seriously do take it into consideration.

[kidrock]

I totally agree. I stoped doing 2ds's 2 or 3 yrs ago. The expense isn't worth it. The Dream, W100, PDC, Illini... I only go Saturday.

I have considered going on just Saturday but I just like seeing heat races B-mains and then a A-main. I guess I'm old school. Oh well I sit at home on Saturday and Sunday morning and see the highlights on DoD.

[modfan24]

Maybe build what Boone has with that cat walk thing in the corners to add more viewing areas.

They have out grown the front stretch bleachers. Sure it's old and historic, but it's not practical in today's standards. The rows are way too narrow. And then the people who feel the need to bring in stadium chairs. Pure ignorance. I seen several spots where those chairs were so big they actually touched the seats behind them when they leaned back in them. You also have the dead space at the very top of those bleachers.

I understand why they wouldn't want to replace it, but it's definitely past it's prime. Also the bus is cool, but that should be the first thing replaced with actual bleachers.

[Clayton_Wetter]

My friend and I deflated several beach balls at Eldora. If one came our way he would catch it and I had a pen ready for him to press the ball on before throwing it back in the crowd!!! hhahahahaahahaha