Question:
Your prediction for future of club racing at Daytona is ?
Option 1: This is going to be fantastic - we will get lots of exposure, more turnout
votes: 0
Option 2: I predict a few improvements, but not monumental
votes: 0
Option 3: So what?
votes: 1
Option 4: I am a little apprehensive
votes: 0
Option 5: It's going to be disastrous - (I need to take my participationg trophy and crawl under the bed.)
votes: 1
I guess I have been living under a rock.
It seems impossible that I never heard of this. (Well, I have never had satellite or cable tv - ((that's how I could afford to race)) ) (And, I do not 'watch' nascar... my tv might be tuned into it, but I don't pay much attention.)
Basically.... Nascar is buying Daytona International Speedway (and a lot other tracks.) But Daytona and Homestead are the ones important to us.
http://www.internationalspeedwaycorporation.com/Articles/2019/10/Anticipated-Closing-Date-for-Acquisition.aspx (http://www.internationalspeedwaycorporation.com/Articles/2019/10/Anticipated-Closing-Date-for-Acquisition.aspx)
https://autoweek.com/article/nascar/nascar-buying-international-speedway-corporation-2-billion (https://autoweek.com/article/nascar/nascar-buying-international-speedway-corporation-2-billion)
Thoughts ?
Homestead track belongs to the city of homestead , ISC has an operating lease for like 50 years . The City does not get ticket money , concessions money , advertising money , parking money , . the city does have to provide electrical , water, waste services . they get one day out of the year to do an event. City of homestead and Miami-Dade Country have to provide Police for the event along with FHP coordination for traffic for 4 days.
Thanks for that info. I didn't realize they are buying the Speedway corporation and not necessarily all the tracks.