EXCITED!!! The first meeting went very well. Everyone was full of great ideas, and there was plenty of brainstorming.
DISCUSSED:
*establishing method of having a fan vote for "Best Appearing Car"
*getting the drivers in the stands for interviews and autographs
*the return of checkered flags for race winners
*possibly bringing back the "victory lap"
*have the Roll of the Die on the front stretch during opening ceremonies
*building a t-shirt gun
*asking Loran Leech if he would do inner track driver interviews
*contacting the Division of Gaming to attain a raffle license - allowing us to have large item raffles
*ticket giveaways
*have a Checkered Flag autographed by all Feature winners, giveaway through FRRC 4 Kids on the following week
*look into selling ads for our website
*distribute discount coupons at events in the surrounding area (car shows, festivals, tournaments, etc.)
*organizing a pre-season or early season car show. We talked about location, date, and if we could develop it into a fund-raising opportunity
*becoming more community minded through charitable fund-raising, to raise awareness of "local racing" to the general public
*inviting area high school bands to come in to do the Nat'l Anthem and run the nights 50/50 once a month. possibly Red,White and Blue races, and give them discount coupons for them to pre-distribute to their family and friends. create a competition between them based on how many of their coupons are returned.