Originally Posted by
shovelhd
The Northeast is a pretty active area. I'd say road fields in the categories I race in are down about 10-15% since 2011.
Bethel was down about 30%, give or take. Largest fields went from being in the 100-125 range to about 70, and the smallest fields went down to 30-40 riders from 70. It's weather related, of course, but on one weekend I wrote the smallest USAC insurance check I've written in a long, long time, maybe $360 (so 120 total racers).
I've shown up at races, like last weekend, where there were 5 pre-reg racers and I think 12 starters. To me that's not a race. 30-40-50 riders is tiny. 60-80 is nice. 100-125 is big.
Not sure what the answer is to the various questions but the discussion is good. It makes me think about what I can or need to do with the Series, it makes me think about other races, etc.