Texas Motor Speedway's Eddie Gossage has figured out a way to slash the prices on some tickets, remove 21,000 seats and still be in a position to make more money in 2009.Perhaps we need to put ol' Eddie in charge of this seriously fun economic situation. And by seriously fun, I mean, well something a whole lot different.
Anywho, Gossage announced that -- count 'em -- 21,000 backstretch seats will be eliminated over the next 75 days and replaced with a nice, hopefully level, viewing mound that will accomdate the parking spots of 74 motorcoaches who will pay $15,000 per year for the most luxiorous accomodations a speedway could offer.
Wireless internet, pre-race pit passes, a dedicated concierge/assistant and a plethora of other offerings one would probably expect after dishing out $15k for a few race weekends are included, as well as passes for 10 people to the motorhome area, pit area during pre-race and a access to the track's Speedway Club.
So, if any of you NASCAR highballers out there need a know-it-all blogger to indulge in the fruits of your hospitality, I'll gladly make my way to the Lone Star State to help you out.
For the rest of us, TMS also announced a pretty good deal some of the remaining seats along the backstretch, or what is now dubbed "burnout alley".
If you're looking to see a Sprint Cup race, I'd bet you're not going to get in any cheaper than the $20 promotion TMS is running for some 1,080 seats (and yes, that 1080 thing might have something to do with Samsung sponsoring the April event) along the backstretch.
The seats aren't even close to being the greatest at the speedway, but they'll certainly get a race fan in the gates for a much cheaper than usual and seat will be plenty close to the cars as the race by.
All in all, the moves by Gossage could potentially increase revenue by close to $400,000 at the track by taking away seats and lowering some prices. Not a bad move, if I say so myself.
