KEY PUBLICS
Community and surrounding area- The racetrack is centered in the middle of a
farming community. Minneapolis has a medium household income of $43,900 with a
medium age of 41 years old. The town is 96 percent white. Concordia, Salina, and Beloit
also have medium household income of around $38,000 and they are all around 96
percent white with an average age of about 38 years old. The motivating self-interest is
that itis a family sporting event that is centrally located and travel is kept to a minimal
for close communities. Since itis a large farming community most families know each
other and have some connection with the racetrack. Third party influence would be the
drivers that are at the track. The community should support the people who bring in
business to the community.
Family- The demographics are the same as the community and surrounding area. The
motivating self-interest of the families is to support the family member who drives a
racecar at the track. They show up to support their driver and can fuel friendly rivalries
among other family members. If they have a driver that is a consistent winner at the track
they would get featured more often and the family would have more items sold at the
merchandize shop. Third party influence would be sponsors. Ifthe driver is consistent
and gets recognition at the track for being a good racecar driver itis possible more local
businesses would want to sponsor him or her. The objective is to bring more family
members to support the drivers.
Fans- The demographics are the same as the community and surrounding area. The
motivating self-interest of the fans is to watch a competition among drivers going
extremely fast around a clay track. They pay to see a good race. Status with the
organization is ifthe drivers put on a good show and the track stays maintained and
prices remain reasonable for the income levels of the surrounding community fans will
continue to go. If they have friends that race or a favorite driver they may show up to
watch them race. Third party influences could be giveaways and special events. Main
objectives more fants more money generated for the community and surrounding areas.
Main Sponsors- The main sponsors of the event have to be taken into consideration as a
‘major key public. They sponsor the events that happen at the track and alleviate some of
the expenses that the track experiences, The main sponsors of the track are Grandma
‘Max's restaurant, The Bank of Tescott, T and R Construction, Terry Smith Plumbing,
Coors Light and Lott Implement Inc. Motivating self-interest of the sponsors is to get
their name out into the community. Status with current organization, they have been the
track sponsors for three years so they have a long standing relationship with the track and
its patrons. Grandma Max's gives a discount if you bring your race ticket stub into the
restaurant, Third party influence would be the fan base. They more you support and
sponsor the families, drivers and fans they more they will support your business, The
objective that they bring in is to allocate money to the track to get their name out into the
community.