“(It might even help ease some of the local’s tension who are crazy about bikes as much as we are)”

who are not crazy about bikes as much as we are….

another point to clarify -

In relation to the number of people who attend Bike Week, the attendance at the racing events is down, proportionately…isn’t it?

With the changes in AMA Formula Extreme, the Daytona 200 actually was interesting this past year (6 different OEMs finished in the top 10 – that’s healthy diversity!).

Bike Week started out with the racing as the focal point. Obviously, its now about customs, good times, and racing (I forgot to mention the Supercross race in the rain – anyone see that? It was fantastic even if my favorite racer’s bike stalled with 2-3 corners remaining on the final lap.)

Having the custom shows at the Speedway with the racing events seems to be what its all about.

I haven’t been to Daytona Bike Week for several years, but I know there is a lot of space at the Speedway.

There is also poor attendance at some of the racing events.

To answer your question, it seems like there is an opportunity to get all the parties involved to work together for one large, combined custom bike show/raceday, while still allowing the individual retailers to setup a “temporary remote” bar/grille at the speedway. Tickets get you into the show. A higher ticket price gets you into both, races and show.

I know much of the speedway has manufacturers setup, but it seems like some re-arranging could be done.

Imagine all of those customs in one location….and then going to the races, then back to the customs. That’s a good moto day.

If it increases attendance at the races, then its a win-win for the AMA, the racers, the builders, the retailer, & you.

(It might even help ease some of the local’s tension who are crazy about bikes as much as we are)

Cyril, I got several images of you at the Bruce Rossmeyer’s builders breakfast posted in my gallery section, check it out if you get a second.