Being a internet geek, I sometimes find it hard to figure out why it is so hard for race promoters to get information out to race teams and fans. Tracks and series have web sites, they pay money to have them, yet fail to keep them updated or put out information needed by race teams and even fans. For instance, why would you have a special race and not post the rules and payout for the race on your web site. It makes no sense what-so-ever, yet seems to be the norm anymore. The race teams and fans turn to message boards for information, and just in case you don’t know I’ll let you in on a little secret, everything you read on a message board isn’t ture. The other option would be to call the track. Should you have to? And if you do, what do you have in the end? You may find when you get to the track, the rules you got over the phone are wrong. You then get the old “I don’t know who told you that”. And of course there sits Mr. Big with his car 100 pounds less than yours and with softer compound tires. I’ll go back to the SHOULD YOU HAVE TO. In my opinion, if you are having a race there are seven things everyone should know. In no particular order, what divisions are racing, the rules, the payout, where it is, when it is (date and time), how much it cost to get in, and if there is a rain date. These seven things should be included in any and all press releases. Press Releases should be posted on the tracks web site where the race is being held and if it is a series race it should also be posted on the series web site. Hagerstown is one track that does a great job at this, when you go to race at Octoberfest you have all the information in one pamplet, along with the entry form. If there is a race going on, someone has to have all this information, SHOULDN’T EVERYONE? That’s my Two Cents feel free to comment.
On a side note I’d like to say there is a great place to find information on what drivers are doing. Doug’s Dirt Diary is one site where you hear it right from the drivers mouth. Doug has some real good interviews posted on there check it out, there is a link to it in Racing Links.
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