Knoxville to dump the outlaws?

Without a big, multi-million dollar national sponsor, WoO/Boundless could continue to be challenged financially. TV will help but it's not the cure for all that's troubling the new owners. I don't think that most of the tracks that built the series can afford $20,000+ sanctioning fees. If they want that kind of money, plus $50,000 - $60,000 for a one night purse, what will the tickets cost? Decent advertising costs $5,000 to $10,000+ depending on how many TV/radio spots you buy. The range for a one night show could be $75,000 to $90,000 before a promoter even turns on the lights. If WoO/Boundless then wants part of the gate, (that's just about all that's let to tap), promoters are going to be faced with some tough decisions as they plan for the 2005 racing season.

Personally, I like the Outlaws and I hope the series continues to do well. They're fast and they're fun to watch. Maybe Boundless didn't get good numbers from Ted when they bought series, but to save what they bought, I suggest that they get a real good Plan B working asap.

TTG/MM
 
I can't even get some of my friends to go & see the Outlaws because of $32 tickets. So where's all the money going?
 
I read a story in the Springfield(ILL) Journal-Register about Ralph Capitani the promoter at Knoxville, and it was mentioned that they have a late model show sceduled in October. anybody know more about this?
 
on one of the forums they said the meeting at knoxville this past weekend was mainly about how to lower ticket prices and to get more people to the track and for the sprint car racing to grow.they wanted more people to be able to afford to come to the nationals and other big races but if they are wanting that much money tracks won't want the outlaws cause they won't make any money.
 
What's ironic is that the Knoxville late model event is scheduled at the same time as the DTWC, which is $60,000 to win.
 
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