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2/21/2013 12:06pm
Atlanta is one of the most well attended stops on the circuit. It's located in a central area of the southeast where several major interestates converge. It is sold out year after year.
If Anaheim gets *3* races (and Cali... 5 in all?) why can't Atlanta get at least one of them?
If Anaheim gets *3* races (and Cali... 5 in all?) why can't Atlanta get at least one of them?
I assume it's a very successful event financially year after year, but can it support two races?
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No offence, but then twice as much stuff would be stolen!
Seems like each year someone post ..... to be on the look out for bikes, trucks, vans, rigs etc., that got stolen during the ATL SX....
Take a buddy that will sleep with a shotgun and your stuff, just an idea....
Take your rain gear this year!
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Here's the Supercross scheduled, plotted on a map of the USA and some other race in that other country north of the US.
As you can see, there is a large area uncovered in the southeast except for Atlanta.
So, when the people in the southeast and eastern United States think about attending a Supercross, they have Atlanta. Because of the single race, people are much more willing to attend that race by traveling a greater distance, upwards of 9-12 hours of travel. People make a huge trip out of attending. This is expensive.
Yes, there are people that can afford that trip twice; however, a larger portion cannot. This means that stadium with a capacity of 70,000+ could potential cannibalize its own sales by having two races. The reason SoCal has so many is because the 4 races there are all within 100 miles. Everyone in that 100-120 mile radius can afford to travel to a race because they don't have a huge gas bill, or the cost of a hotel. Those folks are much more likely to attend multiple races.
I hope this helps. Oh now, I can see the flaming coming my way... oh no. It's going to hurt.
I will give anyone that stays at the Days Inn downtown a warning right now.
If you leave your shit in your trucks/vans/trailers and it all gets stolen this Sat night, DO NOT post a "stolen bike from ATL" press release.
I still think the cops are in on it, becuse they never do anything about it.
Watch what happens.
Hey look at a few other rounds that RARELY sell out. Take from one of them.
IF Atlanta had a 2nd race added, there's a strong chance it would only sell 30-40k seats because those outliers are traveling a great distance again. Because of the size of the Georgia Dome, I bet it is a pretty penny to rent the place out. Selling 50-65% of the seats might not be worth it, financially, for Feld when they can have the race in Anaheim, knowing it will sell 85-90% of the tickets.
Look, I get it. The southeast wants another race. If that were the case, then why don't the Orlando, Jacksonville, or Tampa rounds of yesteryear sell out? It's because they aren't getting the mid-Atlantic fans driving down there. They can afford to travel for one race that is upwards of 500 miles. Florida may have motocross fans, but it is nowhere near the amount of motocross fans and casual fans that California has. Because of this, Southern California can nearly sell out 4 rounds.
Toronto, Canada round is closest and not in U.S.
Probably 30 million plus population for a low estimate in that region with no race on the SX schedule.
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