Quote Originally Posted by Alan92RTTT View Post
The trick with social media is to post unique things not the same post every day. Once a post is made to the NG page that post is shared over the next few days to the 3S groups which spreads the word without getting annoying by posting the same thing every day.

That is not to say that we do not need more posts. That is why the 1st post in this thread asks for someone to be responsible to helping spread the word on social media platforms.

Now we just need someone with a working knowledge of what needs to be done to step up and offer to help us do it.
Agreed posting the same thing over and over is pointless, original content is everything but to think that posting everyday even multiple times per day is annoying is inaccurate. When it comes to social media the more active you are the better. Obviously knowing that this is a once per year event i know its hard to have fresh content to push out on a daily basis but something is better than nothing...

The page needs to find a way to stay much more active throughout the year and not just the 2 months before the event and the week after. This is why i mentioned things like setting up a Youtube channel where Videos can be posted of the NG and other events maybe even allow people to submit their own car videos Racing/Tutorials/local meets etc... I envision the NG page being like the Central hub of all things 3/S meets. Just as you say the posts are shared to the other 3/S pages, i think the NG page should be actively sharing and promoting all the other big regional 3/S meets throughout the country. This gives you additional content throughout the year and can be used to push forward the idea that the NG is meant to be the Biggest & Greatest 3/S meet of the year.

Personally i think the racing is what sets this meet apart and it should be kept, specifically the drag racing. I honestly don't know what all would need to be done to get people excited about actually racing again. I am also not sure how to have people get over their fear of breaking something. I think the draw here would always be to have representation from some of the more well known shops or individuals in the 3/S world (i.e. Pampena, Matt Monnett (sp?), 3SX etc... The potential to have 3/S records broken at the event i think would always be a great thing.

In my opinion i think maybe having 3 different racing events (Drag, Road Course and Auto Cross) is a bit much. How much money is spent on getting time on a Road Course and setting up and Autocross event? Would it make sense to instead use that money to offer cash prizes in the Drag Race? I focus on the Drag racing because IMHO this platform was always Drag racing centric. Drag racing is what pushed this platform forward to where it is today. People on the forums talk about 1/4 mile times, not their fastest lap around Mid-Ohio.

Why not have a Dyno competition? Those are always popular and there is less risk of breaking stuff.

Thinking even further out of the box, how about 1/2 mile roll racing? Its the latest craze and easier on everybody's Transmission and T-Case...

A combination of these things?

Friday Night - Dyno Competition
Saturday Morning - Car Show
Saturday Afternoon - 1/2 Mile Roll Racing
Sunday - Drag Racing

Just throwing out ideas here.