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After 13 Seasons the Mid-Atlantic Championship Series Suspends Operation |
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posted by Admin on 12/31/09 |
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Indiana, PA (December 27, 2009) With the final days of 2009 waning and after 13 seasons of successful operation under the Geesey Brothers, Andy, Series President, has been forced into making a very difficult decision to suspend all operations of the Mid-Atlantic Championship Series. The reasons are clearly evident with the current economic climate, changes in job related positions for Jeff, Andy, and Matt, as well as the increased proliferation of Series’ and organization have made it impossible to continue on.
Jeff summed it up by indicating,”The reason for the closure was multi-faceted but the increased pressure among organizations and the narrow band of facilities capable of handling larger events, as well as the constant overbooking of events and relative proximity to each other makes it very difficult to maintain a consistent schedule with full fields of cars”.
Andy related, “What was once a sanction pool here in the northeast containing Renegade (now WRG World of Outlaws), HAV-A-TAMPA (Lucas Oil Series) and us; has now grown, over the last seven years, to now include ALMS, BOB, Appalachian Mountain Late Model Speedweek Series, Three-State Flyer Series, UFO, ULMS, and most recently the All-Star Circuit of Champions (formerly the short run IRS). We have major overlap to our north, south, east, and west.
Jeff chimed in, “Several of the above named groups sanctioned events in 2009 suffering with anemic car counts and the promoters didn’t receive the cost versus benefit ratio that they had hoped for or needed to make the event profitable. With too many groups and too few of race dates that put organizations head-to- head within three hours of each other is nearly impossible today to make it feasible for teams, promoters and the fans. A common sentiment from a driver/owner perspective, ‘why should I drive five to seven hours to a race when there is an event (which maybe a lesser paying show) within one to two hours of home?’”
Matt added, “We have been well supported by the drivers in the past with an average car count in the mid to upper 40’s over the last seven years; however this season with all the pressure we slipped from the at number. Though that is no ones fault, it was just the reality. I personally didn’t make any of our events this year because of my work commitments, so I can understand the situation with the drivers/owners as they are having to make some very difficult decisions on what races they were going to attend”.
Jeff concluded, “It is our hope, with this action, it will permit fans, drivers, and promoters the opportunity to be able to attend or present races with the maximum benefit for each of the individual concerns.
Andy summarized, “We regret leaving the sport, but it is time. It no longer makes sense from a business prospective for us to continue. You never know what the future will bring, but for now we are backing away. We have made many friends and acquaintances over the last 13 seasons, as well as have enjoyed our time as Series organizers and promoters of short track dirt late model racing”.
With this announcement all Series stores, hardware, and supplies are for sale. That includes our pit support trailer, scales, two-way radio’s, four wheelers, etc. For inventory information and pricing contact Jeff at the number listed below.
Andy Geesey – President – (724) 549-1480
Matt Geesey - Vice President – (724) 349-4282
Jeff Geesey - Secretary/Treasurer – (724) 465-2222
Email - macs1@verizon.net
www.macsracing.com |
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