1. Big fat checker board winners circle in front of grand stands. The winner of every heat race comes to the winners circle. Winner is interviewed, gets chance to thank sponsors. Get a winner’s circle sponsor and say the sponsor’s name every time you refer to the winners circle.
2. Pay for every heat race and hand out big cardboard check in the above winners circle.
3. GPS transmitter on every plane with real time scoring so you can see in the stands how fast each plane is turning laps and if they are gaining or losing ground on other planes. Have easily visible timing screens, and you could even have an app for that. Get sponsor for timing clocks.
4. Roving pit reporter that knows what is going on doing interviews with pilots and crew. The back story of what is going on is important to understand and build the drama. This can’t be some hired gun who doesn’t know anything, you need someone who knows whats going on and doesn’t sound like a dork.
5. Increase sport class purse to big bucks for top 3 and see who shows up. This is the fast class of the future, make it worth someone’s while to dump some money into something special.
6. Freshen up the show. The same old jet dragster has been doing the same race for the last 15 years. Get somebody new, like the jet school bus guy. He brings the big yellow school bus and the jet powered porta-potti. Get Sani Hut to Sponsor him.
7. Bring back the car drop. It’s a cheap & easy filler for dead time. Make sure the pilot knows to not drop it on the runway.
8. No more than 1 airshow act that fly’s an extra 300 or similar aircraft. Kyle Franklin in the LOUD Waco, Sean Tucker etc.
9. Have the wall of fire guys light the place up, but have them leave an area burning, leads to the next act a demonstration water drop by a fire bomber. The big DC-10 would be real cool, but even a smaller single engine tanker would be fun.
10. Have red bull bring a fmx guy and have him jump the red bull airplane.
11. Have tent behind stands and have pilots scheduled to do autographs.
12. Booth in the general admission area where you can buy team merchandise. Give teams a chance to sell to the other 80% of the people that come through the gate that don’t buy a pit pass
13. Reduce the cost of pit pass or at least anyone under the age of is 18 free with an adult. Combine this with every pit to have a “question answerer” person on the rope to answer questions at all times so that new fans and youngsters can learn about the plane and become a fan.
2. Pay for every heat race and hand out big cardboard check in the above winners circle.
3. GPS transmitter on every plane with real time scoring so you can see in the stands how fast each plane is turning laps and if they are gaining or losing ground on other planes. Have easily visible timing screens, and you could even have an app for that. Get sponsor for timing clocks.
4. Roving pit reporter that knows what is going on doing interviews with pilots and crew. The back story of what is going on is important to understand and build the drama. This can’t be some hired gun who doesn’t know anything, you need someone who knows whats going on and doesn’t sound like a dork.
5. Increase sport class purse to big bucks for top 3 and see who shows up. This is the fast class of the future, make it worth someone’s while to dump some money into something special.
6. Freshen up the show. The same old jet dragster has been doing the same race for the last 15 years. Get somebody new, like the jet school bus guy. He brings the big yellow school bus and the jet powered porta-potti. Get Sani Hut to Sponsor him.
7. Bring back the car drop. It’s a cheap & easy filler for dead time. Make sure the pilot knows to not drop it on the runway.
8. No more than 1 airshow act that fly’s an extra 300 or similar aircraft. Kyle Franklin in the LOUD Waco, Sean Tucker etc.
9. Have the wall of fire guys light the place up, but have them leave an area burning, leads to the next act a demonstration water drop by a fire bomber. The big DC-10 would be real cool, but even a smaller single engine tanker would be fun.
10. Have red bull bring a fmx guy and have him jump the red bull airplane.
11. Have tent behind stands and have pilots scheduled to do autographs.
12. Booth in the general admission area where you can buy team merchandise. Give teams a chance to sell to the other 80% of the people that come through the gate that don’t buy a pit pass
13. Reduce the cost of pit pass or at least anyone under the age of is 18 free with an adult. Combine this with every pit to have a “question answerer” person on the rope to answer questions at all times so that new fans and youngsters can learn about the plane and become a fan.
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