REBELRACER Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 i wouldnt name the track after a sponsor only for the fact that a couple of years down the road you might part ways with that sponsor and again need to change the name...............too many name changes and the fans will not connect with the track.............jmo how about rolling thunder speedway?............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsrsfan Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 There are demographics available about the traffic that is and will be flowing to Toyota right in front of the Track. It is not uncommon for people to pay $3000 to $5000 per month for a billboard on a busy Hiway in San Antonio. It should be fairly easy to put something together for $100,000 per year for naming rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmindy29 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Short Track: A track less than a mile in length Speedway: A Track longer than a mile, but not more than 1.5 miles Superspeedway: An oval track more than 1.5 miles long This is according to Richard Huff an award winning journalist and author. His work has appeared in such national publications as NASCAR MAGAZINE, VIDEO REWIEW, THE WASHINGTON JOURNALISM REVIEW, INSIDE NASCAR, and a few others. So actually SAS is a short track, but I'm sure it doesnt feel too short at times. Spending the money on the name change, and the logo change is great if you have it to spend, or you could take the money that you'd have to spend to do all the changing, and spend it on actually advertising WHERE THE TRACK IS LOCATED, and WHAT TYPE OF CARS RUN THERE. A name change will create just that; a change of name, without advertising behind the name change... you will still have people new to racing asking questions. (who, what, when, where, and why) missmindy29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAMS boy Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 What about USRA Motor Speedway? Something simple works fine. Chucky Chesse's would have been my dream track!! Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USRA33 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 I still think since the Alamo is old n beat up and the track is old n beat up, alamo suits it fine! lol How much would you pay me to come and paint the walls terry????? The walls are looking like corpus! lol Alamo is an icon of SA obviously, and it is something people can identify from all over the country. As soon as people heard Alamo Speedway, Motorsports Park, Superspeedway etc. They would recognize the location reguardless if you left the name SAS or not. But I dont know if you would have to go through the city's policies be4 you could name something after the alamo or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyRodriguez Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 no no no, lets get PC here, The Raceway, In San Antonio!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 There are demographics available about the traffic that is and will be flowing to Toyota right in front of the Track. It is not uncommon for people to pay $3000 to $5000 per month for a billboard on a busy Hiway in San Antonio. It should be fairly easy to put something together for $100,000 per year for naming rights. Now this is a GREAT IDEA... Way to go tsrsfan. NOW ARE THE POWERS TO BE LISTENING... Someone needs to pay this man for this idea. And no I'm not kidding either... Terry D. Thats prime advertising you got... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Spending the money on the name change, and the logo change is great if you have it to spend, or you could take the money that you'd have to spend to do all the changing, and spend it on actually advertising WHERE THE TRACK IS LOCATED, and WHAT TYPE OF CARS RUN THERE. Two good ideas... Nick, Since Terry gets on here and reads. You may want him to draw his attention to this... Here are two good ideas that will not cost him a RED CENT... These are both ideas that will work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted October 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Nick, Since Terry gets on here and reads. You may want him to draw his attention to this... Here are two good ideas that will not cost him a RED CENT... These are both ideas that will work... Mark, No need for me to bring this thread to Terry's attention. After all, he's the one who asked that I start this thread in the first place. LOL And, yes, he's very aware of the increased value that signage will bring along Highway 16 in the future. He's already working on making the back straight billboards visible from Highway 16 as well as from the stands and has plans to put up more signs up high in the turns as well as talking with a number of potential businesses about naming rights. Just as importantly, Terry is interested in our ideas on this subject and we have already discussed a few of the names presented in this thread. Nick Holt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west-ackerman racing Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 (edited) First, thing would be to put directions on the SAS website, so somebody can find the track. Second, do not hide the Yahoo Map under "Contact Us" it needs to be on the home page. Oh third, repair the zip code input on the yahoo map for the track when you pull it up, it has an error message. A sponsors name has to be on the track. It will not survive with out it, no matters what they pay or who it is. Edited October 20, 2005 by west-ackerman racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerneracehounds50 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Hats off to Terry for even wanting suggestions from the outside, many have a closed mine and its obviouse his is open to suggestions. WTG Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 alright fred flinestone please explain to us youngins what the hell a pedal car is..... Alright, Monkeyboy, This is a pedal car. As the name implies, it is powered by PEDALS. No batteries here. This is my grandson riding his car. The seat area is pretty wide; plenty of room for kiddos like you and Brad who are still wearing those youth pull-ups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REBELRACER Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 it is pretty cool of mr dickerson to ask for suggestions, it shows he is an out of the box thinker and that is what the track has needed for while........another suggestion would be to take a dozer and knock out all of those mesquites that block the track on both sides...........and maybe throw some asphalt down in the parking lot for the fans...........it is pretty bad, especially after it rains pretty good.........jmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWitzsche Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 I vote to keep the same name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poorboy Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 In honor of Nick lets call it "Edit This" Speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerjim2 Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 (edited) How about : Premier Speedway of San Antonio Vortex Speedway Aycaramba Raceway AAA motor speedway San Antonio Speedway (just a new logo) after all so long as you what they do and where it is the rest is up to the promoter and the racers Edited October 19, 2005 by racerjim2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Pan American Speedway, San Antonio, Texas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAMS boy Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 This is my grandson riding his car. The seat area is pretty wide; plenty of room for kiddos like you and Brad who are still wearing those youth pull-ups! Tom the boy looks a lot like you (poor thing) j/k ... Except for the hair! lol As for the seat... a little wider would help us bigger boys wearin the pull-ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SASPEEDRACER24 Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Budman unfortunately I think Ricci Ware has that Pan American name under lock and key... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Nick, I knew that. Terry and I have had several talks about STUFF that ends up on here... Some ideas seem to go by the way side. If Terry is indeed looking for ideas that will make a difference then one would think he would go to those which help to keep his business going. This is exactly what he has done and for that I applaud him... Terry is the first person I've seen over the past few years who has the power to do what he said he would do and acted on that. Mike S. had many good intentions, but I don't think he had the backing to do it. I may be wrong and if so I apologize, I think his hands were tied. Ok back on Subject, if one were to get a Sponsors name on the track; there would need to be a multi-year contract (15 years) or so. If not, then every other year the name would have to be changed. If one were to go after Corporate Sponsorship on the track, Toyota would be my first vote... That or one of Toyota's major parts suppliers. If it were GM building the plant, Terry could go after Delphi for example... Someone else mentioned Walmart if Terry were to name it San Antonio Motor Speedway (SAMS), this is another great idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhcougs Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Delphi is going belly-up.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazmachine69 Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Lone Star Speedway Lone Star Raceway Lone Star Racetrack Lone Star Circle Track Alamo City Speedway Alamo City Raceway Alamo City Racetrack Alamo City Circle Track and just for fun "Dickersons Last Resort" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arts22 Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Ok back on Subject, if one were to get a Sponsors name on the track; there would need to be a multi-year contract (15 years) or so. If not, then every other year the name would have to be changed. If one were to go after Corporate Sponsorship on the track, Toyota would be my first vote... That or one of Toyota's major parts suppliers. If it were GM building the plant, Terry could go after Delphi for example... Someone else mentioned Walmart if Terry were to name it San Antonio Motor Speedway (SAMS), this is another great idea... 15 years is wishful thinking but not realistic. To land a sponsor for 5 years would be great but hard to get..... Delphi has filed bankruptcy..... Hope everything works out and hope he gets enough $$$$$$$ to make improvements to the track...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REBELRACER Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Lone Star Speedway Lone Star Raceway i think those are already taken, but im not 100% sure........thought it was a dirt track up by dallas............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl E. Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 The house that the cat in the hat built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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