Observations on the current state of the hobby from a show this weekend

[abbeyroadwalker]

Awesome, thanks buddy! I'll have to head over there! Gotta love a buyer's market whenever we can get them. Time to load up on good deals. Just no more Peyton Burdick, thank you.

I wonder what TC has been selling for at these mid-size shows....

[Raleigh504]

Originally Posted by abbeyroadwalker

Awesome, thanks buddy! I'll have to head over there! Gotta love a buyer's market whenever we can get them. Time to load up on good deals. Just no more Peyton Burdick, thank you.

I wonder what TC has been selling for at these mid-size shows....

Saw last night on IG (SportsWaxPromotions) for 2023:

Jan 21 & 22nd - Salisbury (West End Plaza)
Feb - TBA
Mar - TBA
Apr 1st - Salisbury (West End Plaza)
May - TBA
June 2nd, 3rd & 4th - "HOBBY DAZE" Charlotte (literally said BIG @$$ SHOW)
July 15th - Mooresville (CMC)
Aug - OFF
Sept 23rd & 24th - Mooresville (CMC)
Oct 21st - Salisbury (West End Plaza)
Nov 11th & 12th - Morrisville (CMC)

- My assumption is that either Feb/Mar will be Mooresville and May will be Mooresville. I just think dates need to be looked at. Not sure if they would do back to back months at the same location. Maybe March is a new location, maybe in Charlotte.

- Also I love when promotors are listing their future dates so dealers/myself can plan which weekends

- Really curious to see the June show called Hobby Daze. I wonder if it is going to be like a regional (like Dallas or Philly) show and hopefully the promotors around Charlotte are working together on this. That would be really cool if once a year they had a semi-big show in the city.

[bravesfan#1]

Originally Posted by Raleigh504

Saw last night on IG (SportsWaxPromotions) for 2023:

Jan 21 & 22nd - Salisbury (West End Plaza)
Feb - TBA
Mar - TBA
Apr 1st - Salisbury (West End Plaza)
May - TBA
June 2nd, 3rd & 4th - "HOBBY DAZE" Charlotte (literally said BIG @$$ SHOW)
July 15th - Mooresville (CMC)
Aug - OFF
Sept 23rd & 24th - Mooresville (CMC)
Oct 21st - Salisbury (West End Plaza)
Nov 11th & 12th - Morrisville (CMC)

- My assumption is that either Feb/Mar will be Mooresville and May will be Mooresville. I just think dates need to be looked at. Not sure if they would do back to back months at the same location. Maybe March is a new location, maybe in Charlotte.

- Also I love when promotors are listing their future dates so dealers/myself can plan which weekends

- Really curious to see the June show called Hobby Daze. I wonder if it is going to be like a regional (like Dallas or Philly) show and hopefully the promotors around Charlotte are working together on this. That would be really cool if once a year they had a semi-big show in the city.

The bubble for shows in NC is going to pop hard. 3 large promoters now running shows almost every other weekend, plus other smaller promoters running mall and hotel shows. Wayyyy too many, we used to have one show a month, max.

Plus kinda shitty this Sportswaxpromotions guy has undercut Insidepitch to book shows in Salisbury at the same venue. The show is Salisbury is already a terrible selling show, can’t imagine that dumpster fire 5x a year now.

[Raleigh504]

Originally Posted by bravesfan#1

The bubble for shows in NC is going to pop hard. 3 large promoters now running shows almost every other weekend, plus other smaller promoters running mall and hotel shows. Wayyyy too many, we used to have one show a month, max.

Plus kinda shitty this Sportswaxpromotions guy has undercut Insidepitch to book shows in Salisbury at the same venue. The show is Salisbury is already a terrible selling show, can’t imagine that dumpster fire 5x a year now.

Just saw that they just released the 2023 schedule (Inside Pitch). Will post it below.

I have never been to Salisbury and have heard mix reviews along with the Hickory one. I have heard before that they were really good, but have fallen off recently (could be seasonal too). Also there is a promotor (not sure where you are located at, I am in Charlotte now even though my name is Raleigh) in SC an hour or less from Charlotte along with one in the Wilmington area too.

Agreed, that it is getting to be a lot of shows and there are quite a few that are two days. They almost need to do larger quarterly shows, then in between rotate places for smaller shows that happen twice or once a year. Then have a large show in NC and have that rotate locations. Really can consolidate shows for sure.