Awesome, I was hoping for all these new opinions and suggestions.

Everyone with the 'Not enough seat time' complaint. You are 100% correct. I even said it myself, "man i wish i could have gotten everyone at least a few more laps". trust me that was one of my main goals. But due to the event starting late coupled with 51 drivers (I initially set the cut off at 40 but it the track either forgot to stop at 40 or the person at registration just didnt know).

While I was helping to tech cars to get started I remember going car 19 and then a little later I hear "yo thats 49 cars". SHIT! I was happy because we got so many people out, but I was worried because I hoped that with the high amount of cars, I didnt think everyone would get enough seat time.

So yes, next time, with better communication with the staff/track there wont be more than 40 cars.

At the end of the day when the weather was getting bad I was plagued with the task on deciding whether I would cut it off and send everyone home or if i'd run another session. Thats when I started yelling on the megaphone to any and all drivers that wanted to drive to get in their cars NOW and get in line. I wasnt leaving without giving you guys the opportunity to drive at least 2 more times.

So yes, I agree with the fact that 10 laps wasnt enough, and I'm truely sorry. Next time I do plan on having a strict cut off at 40 cars only and we WILL get started earlier. I'll have a date for the next event within a week or two.

As far as night-track-events for $35 dollars goes...Stuff like this is the track owners are getting a bit ahead of themselves. $35/driver would barely cover insurance and misc expenses. They do not understand that a basic track insurance policy will not cover a drift event.

For a drift event, you must have drift-specific insurance where "drifting" is actually listed on the insurance policy as the activity being done. I can tell you right now unfortunately you will never drift on a track for $35/driver.

Frequency of events: Maybe not by the end of this year, but starting January of 2005, expect 1 event per month. I promise you this. Its not going to be easy to do but Trust myself and the rest of the dg staff plan on busting our ass to get you more frequent events with better seat time.

CLIFFNOTES
no you didnt have enough seat time. I know this. you will next time.

drifting for $35/driver is impossible, the track owners were getting ahead of themselves.

if not by the end of this year, starting january 2005 expect at least 1 event per month in florida. promised.