|
|
|
|
|
Topic: Sprint Bandit $10,000 To Win Ticket Cost Comparisons
|
Email this topic to a friend |
Subscribe to this Topic
| Report this Topic to Moderator
|
|
Page 1 of 1 of 9 replies
|
|
|
|
January 21, 2007 at
11:47:54 PM
|
|
|
Joined:
|
09/07/2006
|
|
Posts:
|
153
|
|
|
|
Here is an interesting ticket cost comparison for Sprint Bandit $10,000 to win programs between East Bay in Florida and Lakeside in Kansas City.
For East Bay: A single night ticket is $40.00
For Lakeside: A single night ticket is: $25.00*
*2006 price
Interesting that you could get a pit pass @ Lakeside for less than a front gate ticket @ East Bay.
Same sanctioning group, same amount to win. Interesting indeed. Is it just me or is East Bay just a tad bit high?
(FYI: A ticket for Oskaloosa @ $30,000 to win?......Only $25.00 !!!)
|
|
|
|
January 22, 2007 at
02:19:17 AM
|
|
|
Joined:
|
11/30/2004
|
|
Posts:
|
2001
|
|
|
|
Other things affect the ticket price than just the winners pay.
What is the TOTAL payout, track seating capacity, etc.?
|
|
|
|
|
January 22, 2007 at
09:43:10 AM
|
|
|
Joined:
|
09/07/2006
|
|
Posts:
|
153
|
|
|
|
I must admit that I don't know the total payout for East Bay. I think Lakeside is somewhere around 27-29K for Saturday only. I would be interested in hearing from anyone that knows what the total is for East Bay. It would have to be a lot more than Lakeside to say it would equal in value.
One thing is for certain. It won't pay what Oskaloosa does (or even come close). Yet, as I posted, Osky is only $25! Talk about value!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
January 22, 2007 at
09:06:53 PM
|
|
|
Joined:
|
01/09/2005
|
|
Posts:
|
58
|
|
|
your not a racer down south, just a tourist, go figure!!!!!!!!
|
|
|
|
|
January 22, 2007 at
09:34:29 PM
|
|
|
Joined:
|
11/30/2004
|
|
Posts:
|
2001
|
|
|
|
"Osky is only $25! Talk about value!"
Osky has a good seating capacity (around7000). It is a guaranteed sellout plus they sell thousands of tickets to the infield party pit. If a track with only 5000 seats to sell wants to pay the same purse they would need to charge more per ticket to do it.
|
|
|
|
|
January 23, 2007 at
12:47:47 AM
|
|
|
Joined:
|
10/27/2005
|
|
Posts:
|
281
|
|
|
|
...or charge the same and have the promoter pocket less of the overall take and put it into the purse. 
|
|
|
|
|
|
January 23, 2007 at
07:35:58 AM
|
|
|
Joined:
|
11/30/2004
|
|
Posts:
|
1973
|
|
|
Reply to:
Posted By: racinartist2 on January 23 2007 at 12:47:47 AM
...or charge the same and have the promoter pocket less of the overall take and put it into the purse.
|
The promoter is bearing the financial risk here...why should he have to cut into his potential profit?
Fans always hold the high card here..... they don't have to support his race, if they so choose....
Chuck.....
|
|
|
|
|
January 23, 2007 at
08:17:26 AM
|
|
|
Joined:
|
12/01/2004
|
|
Posts:
|
512
|
|
|
|
The fans do have the choice here. You can go to Volusia and see the All Stars and the Outlaws for probably less than 40 bucks a night.I havent been to East Bay since they dropped the All Star sanction for this exact reason. Do they still fill the stands at East Bay without the All Stars?Maybe thats why the ticket prices are so high to equal the less people in the stands? I know they had huge crowds with the All Stars!
|
|
|
|
|
January 23, 2007 at
10:48:25 AM
|
|
|
Joined:
|
10/27/2005
|
|
Posts:
|
281
|
|
|
Reply to:
Posted By: sprinter25 on January 23 2007 at 07:35:58 AM
The promoter is bearing the financial risk here...why should he have to cut into his potential profit?
Fans always hold the high card here..... they don't have to support his race, if they so choose....
|
I never understood the financial risk argument when it comes to racing venues. Everyone who is in business takes some type of financial risk, regardless if you're selling hotdogs on a street corner or promoting races. Of course there's risk with any racetrack, and/or trying to promote a profitable venture. Knowing one or two promoters myself (sarcasm, by the way), and knowing what goes into running a track financially (and logistically), I think that I'm somewhat educated on the "risk" they're taking. There are some ractracks and events that hardly make it worth the effort to promote. Then there are others that line the promoter's pockets like you wouldn't believe.
With that said, I also know quite well what risks I take by running my own business. And, as it is with any race promoter, it's a choice I've made, so it must be worth whatever "risk" that we encounter. I'll do some jobs where the profit isn't even worth the time and effort that gets put into them, and I could make more of an income working at McDonalds. There are others though that make me quite a nice profit and make up for the others. The latter of which is what makes the effort WORTH the risk. The same goes for a racetrack, concert, stick and ball sporting event, etc.
If a racetrack isn't profitable, or takes too much financial risk to run, close the doors and find another line of work. Don't take food off the participant's plates to make your slice of the pie fatter than necessary.
|
|
|
|
|
|
January 23, 2007 at
11:13:59 AM
|
|
|
Joined:
|
12/01/2004
|
|
Posts:
|
1913
|
|
|
|
Promoters should make all they can. It's up to the race fan to decide what amount is fair or not. Like it was said, they do take the financial risk. I am scratching my head a little over East Bay's pricing, but if the promoter there can be successful with it, then the price will be what it is.
We all know what it cost to attend pro sports events in other venues. The players and owners make a zillion dollars and the fans still come. If the fans were to stop paying, the domino effect would trickle down and everyone would be be effected. That however, is a very unlikely scenario.
|
|
|
