Yes the cost of A mods has been steadily going up over the years.

Those are not the $350.00 claimer engines we ran back in the nineties.

As an example if you go back and look at the rules, the sport /X mod is what an “ A” modified was a twenty years ago.

But think about this; an A mod is nowhere near what it cost to campaign a sprint car yet there is twenty five + sprint cars in the metro as we speak and more on the way .

It must be more than just cost effecting car counts.

Richard managed to put together a class of nearly three dozen cars in 2007/2008 using a set of rules that where somewhat unique to our area and economy. This despite the global economy was in a nose dive and diesel fuel was nearing $4.50 - $5.00 a gallon.

Ask yourself this- what is trending in Las Crucas? Are car counts on the rise, stagnate or declining.

That may give you an idea if this is a national issue or a local issue.
I have said this on here much times. Never underestimate the effect of a stable race track on car counts.

Las Crucas has been an oak over the past who knows how many years.
The Albuquerque area – not so much

Lets hope Charley can bring some of the success he built running the nationally televised Lucas Oil / IHBA to our little corner of the desert.

I bet that will impact car counts in an upward way