Dirt Million

[Forward Bite]

So is the Mansfield track a real racy track ? Where do the race car haulers park ?

[chupp n bloomer fan]

So is the Mansfield track a real racy track ? Where do the race car haulers park ?

It showed potential. Outside of the track. They have a I believe paved pit area. Very nice place, guy put millions into it, and then lost it.

[kazual]

Ingenuity is a good thing. Attended a Wissota event a decade or so back that accepted donations from the fans for the street stock feature. Their names were announced over the PA and challenges were issued to other fans. Fun deal to see the fan enthusiasm, SS main wound up paying somewhere around $3500 that night. I see nothing wrong with this promoter attempting to engage the fans, it’s their choice to participate or not.

[hipower17]

if you don't like it DON'T GO

[GEAR_HEAD]

if you don't like it DON'T GO

Exactly! The guy is putting up a $100k to win purse and the 4M experts are complaining. He could charge $10 to get in and somebody would still complain that it's too expensive. Some people are just morons.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Exactly! The guy is putting up a $100k to win purse and the 4M experts are complaining. He could charge $10 to get in and somebody would still complain that it's too expensive. Some people are just morons.

Some people are enlightened skeptics.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

My 2 cents is that if lucas oil (the A league of dlm racing) is willing to put their name on this it says a lot about what they believe in Cody. Also on a side note congrats to izzo on getting a 2 day $25k to win F UMP race. I went to the dome last year and was very happy with the racing...Keep thinking outside the box Cody!

They scheduled at Ponderosa this year. Ray Charles could see it wasn't going to happen. They are not beyond reproach.

[highgroove]

i can dream up some other great ideas if i can get everyone else to fund the project. Best wishes to those who choose to participate.

anytime you buy a ticket to something you are funding the project...so whats your gripe....i think it's great idea...

[GEAR_HEAD]

anytime you buy a ticket to something you are funding the project...so whats your gripe....i think it's great idea...

Exactly. For every race that any of us have paid to get into we have funded the purse. In the PR it says portions of ticket sales, camping spots, VIP suites, and merch sales go toward the purse as well. That is how every race works, but he's just trying to add some excitement and entice more people to come. It's funny how everyone on here bitches about terrible promoters (rightfully so, usually), so when we have one actually trying to promote people still complain. If you don't want to pitch in anything extra to sponsor the race then don't! That's also how every other race works as well.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Exactly. For every race that any of us have paid to get into we have funded the purse. In the PR it says portions of ticket sales, camping spots, VIP suites, and merch sales go toward the purse as well. That is how every race works, but he's just trying to add some excitement and entice more people to come. It's funny how everyone on here bitches about terrible promoters (rightfully so, usually), so when we have one actually trying to promote people still complain. If you don't want to pitch in anything extra to sponsor the race then don't! That's also how every other race works as well.

Every other race gets those numbers in place and advertises a race. They don't say we might pay X dollars. Calling it the "Dirt Trillion" would be no more or less accurate or misleading.

[TerryM]

You are on record as the first person calling it a "Million to win", btw.

That's semantics. The "million" part, and the "10k to start" are the hot topics. Neither of which are likely going to happen. It's something new -- that and the aforementioned reasons will make it interesting to follow -- but I think it turns out to only be an easy payday for the Lucas guys. Having it sanctioned greatly reduces the excitement level for me (and others I have spoken about it with).

[TerryM]

Every other race gets those numbers in place and advertises a race. They don't say we might pay X dollars. Calling it the "Dirt Trillion" would be no more or less accurate or misleading.

Also, every other big event is part of the track's season long budget. It's rarely solely dependent on that one weekend. In the rare instances that's not the case, it usually fails after one or two attempts.

[HoosierDirtFan]

It's going to be interesting to see what kind of money sponsors and fans pony up. Maybe the reason he is trying this is because there are a lot of fans that still talk about the Eldora Million and he realizes that and there might be a market for a big show like this one. He put an interesting twist in how the payout might get to a million. This could be a big hit with fans and sponsors who would like to see another million type show. Like Huskerdirt and another person said no one is holding a gun to your hear to support it or donate to the payout. Before you judge something see how it works out.

[mcarter815]

Every other race gets those numbers in place and advertises a race. They don't say we might pay X dollars. Calling it the "Dirt Trillion" would be no more or less accurate or misleading.

And that model has been failing.

[GEAR_HEAD]

Every other race gets those numbers in place and advertises a race. They don't say we might pay X dollars. Calling it the "Dirt Trillion" would be no more or less accurate or misleading.

It's not misleading at all. Read the press release and you won't be mislead.