Is $20.00 considered an acceptable entry fee nowadays? I think y'all are right about the trophy being the best purse/prize. We could combine clubs with similar cars/goals to ensure adequate car count for a show. There are two opportunities here. One...to run with the regular weekly class which are legends cars. there are 17 races scheduled...each one could include a different vintage group...or rotate three, four, or five groups.
Two...an all vintage event sometime this year that includes all clubs...even road course and open wheel that uses all three tracks.
I'm only speaking for myself here....to get 17 races scheduled with vintage cars might be on the high end until you could persuade clubs outside of NC to join ie. DAARA, VAARA, NVRA etc. We currently are scheduled to race once a month (hopefully) at Carolina Speedway, Lakeview, SC. and maybe Dublin, NC.CFCARS has a meeting scheduled where we will discuss where we could fit in. There's much to do and work out.As for entry fees, we currently are charged $12 per car for pit passes and no entry fee to race. The fee should be negotiated as low as possible since there is no winnings and in order to attract clubs to drive 4-5 hours it should be enticing. One thing vintage racing brings to a track is fans that would otherwise stay home unless the vintage cars are racing. From our experience at Hammerdown more fans came out to see the vintage cars than any other class near the end of the season. Once the word got out that old modifieds were racing more and more fans starting paying to come out. Not to say that Hammerdown is a good representation of what could be but it gives you an idea of just how important the vintage cars are to putting butts in the seats. With some wide spread advertising and everyone doing their part by posting flyers, posting news on different sites, and word of mouth I believe the vintage racing fans will show.I will say that Rockingham needs to distribute tickets to the local sponsors so folks can pick up tickets to the races locally. A lot of people do not know what "Will Call" means and do not realize they can save money by reserving or purchasing tickets early. IMO advertising is absolute MUST! One place that tracks fail to recognize is Fort Bragg and the 60,000 soldiers there wanting something to do on the weekends close to base. They have a news paper called "The Paraglide" which would be a golden opportunity for tracks to advertise races. It can be found on the Fort Bragg website http://paraglideonline.net/
