1/4 mile would be cool; but I am from up north. 1/8 mile is fine. I have not been out to Midway; but, from my experiences around here, many tracks are missing all of the pieces. Top notch track prep, racer-friendly pits and staging lanes, clean restrooms, good concessions, nice grandstands, functioning scoreboards, and "headline" events are key to a track being successful. Not to say that any of the tracks around here are not any good, but noone seems to have all of the pieces in place. Maybe I got spoiled by running at Route 66 two days a week, but they definately knew how to get it done. T&T two nights a week with car counts around 300, or so, in the height of race season was not unheard of. They also ran a weekend bracket championship and many special events. One of my favorite events was known as the "Sherriff's Challenge". The local Sherriff's department (Will County) would host an event at the track to raise funds for the Wish Apon a Star Foundation. There would be a car show, open T&T, gambler's races, and exhibition races (even a 'grudge' race between local PDs). It was typically sponsored by one of the local dealerships. This event always had a high car count, and everyone involved had a good time.
Sorry to ramble on, but just a couple of ideas I had rattling around in my head.
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