"I can see Laminate, Pud and HD1 sitting together up in turn 1 swilling some Genesee enjoying this one".
Hey yo Laminate, you better set the pipe down on the table and back away. I don't think you will see HD1 at this race. I, like a lot of people won't be able to afford it. Torrese's got $40 for a general admission ticket last year for Saturday of classic weekend. I figure after they pay NASCAR $60,000 plus for the NWMT, the ticket should be no less than 60 to 75 dollars for Saturday. Do the math, between ISMA and the NWMT, they will be laying out somewheres around 100 large. Or if you don't know, that translates to $100,000.
And soon after that fateful Saturday night. When all they have is 500 or so fans there because of the inflated ticket price, all the experts here on this site will blame NASCAR for not subsidizing the purse.
No thanks, you and Pud have a wonderful time. I will stick to all the other NWMT races at Jack Arutes' Stafford Motor Speedway, Thompson, Bristol, Waterford, and New Hampshire, where you pay a reasonable amount as the other "thousands" of people in attendance. And no subsidies needed.
Remember now Laminate, don't save me a seat. But, I am sure you won't have to, as there will be many available. I know Oswego and their pricing policies.