The tents may have been empty but we have to ask the people who paid for them if they were happy. To that, the answer is an emphatic YES. The sponsors who paid for them want to be involved again next year. In fact, most of them are increasing their support and want futher involvment.
Do you need spectators to race? Do you care? Sponsors only care if they are reaching their target market and do they see potential in the event. Last year was our trial run. Could we be trusted to do a good job. We passed the test with flying colors.
We have learned from our mistakes and are working hard on improving in those areas where we know we need improvment. The obvious side, marketing and facilities are where we will be making strides. But cut us a little slack, last year this thing was done in 3-4 months. We are starting now, we have already contacted sponsors, we are already preparing the marketing side of things so that it will be bigger and better for next year.
If the sole measure of the event is on whether we had spectators or not, well then we failed. But if that was the sole measure of sucess for karting events, I don’t think I’ve been to a very many sucessful kart races in this country!
No matter what weekend we pick, something else is going on. We will be up againest something. The city wants this weekend, they want it to be sucessful. They have offered to do much, much more in terms of marketing for they have a vested interest in seeing this event sucessful.