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Originally Posted by Inner Dirt
Is it proper to adjust for inflation? Inflation calculators list inflation for that time period at 13.7%. So the handle increase did not keep up with inflation. Of course a lot of things can effect handle that have nothing to do with enthusiasm for the sport or lack there of.
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Yep. Meanwhile on track handle is about one-third of what it was in the mid 1990s while total handle is nearly on par. If we exclude 2020 for COVID then on track handle is down 22% since 2014. It's probably a safe assumption attendance drop is about the same. That's a lot less money from parking, admission, programs, beer, etc.
