Ive considered this a few times20 minutes from the track . Get there at 12:30 . Unhook go mow the yard back at 4:00 ....
I've also been track staff. It's nice to have a chance to eat and use facilities...Personally, I say no intermission. Maybe 10 minutes to blow the marbles off of the top, and lets get rolling.
Pill draw for heats. Works great, sign in, pull your pill, make a lame joke about how bad your pill isPlus I think the single kart qualifying is the biggest waste of time in karting period. Sign up, spin the wheel or draw a number and line up for heat races. (Everyone wants to get more laps each week so why not run heats?)
That is a fair point, I hadnt thought of that.I've also been track staff. It's nice to have a chance to eat and use facilities...
Personally, I think to keep a fun atmosphere at a big race is incredibly difficult. For a once a year special, I'd say add 50% to the winner, so that normally he wins $80, for the special he gets $120. Maybe see if you can get some sponsors to throw in free stuff. We have a local vinyl guy who throws in free wraps from time to time.The weekly show runs quick, but the kart count is pretty low. It’s a flat bullring, clay, hard, and pretty smooth, calcium chloride is used, track is swept when needed. The pits are flat, the food is decent.
I would just like to get some ideas for a ONCE A YEAR SPECIAL. Not huge payouts, because I want to keep the atmosphere fun!
How about two heats, then the top 8 or 10 redraw for feature (or top 1/4 or 1/2 of the field).
Maybe run a king of the track race? (2 karts winner stays out until he gets beat)
Winner gets a free pizza or watermelon
Get Big checks for the winners. Everybody likes winning the big check.