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chevy620 · 07-21-2009, 01:50 PM

By the looks of the low car turn-outs their plan may be working way to good.
If I remember right, at Denver, there was only 40 some cars in Stock, S/Stock and a few more in Super Classes. That has to be what...about 175 to 200 less than a couple years ago. At $280 each the track is short about $60K in entry fees and crew passes. Less cars is less money...and the bleachers are less than half f ull at almost every NHRA National event.

They may need to rethink where the cash comes from.

I still have never figured out why they don't run Sportsman time runs Friday, No Pros on Friday, Sportsman elims down to 8 or 16 cars on Saturday between qualifying.
Move Pro Qualifying to 6 pm and 9pm so it is at least a decent show to watch. (Nitro in the day....weak!)
Finish off Sportsman between Pro rounds on Sunday.

Must be a lot harder to do that schedule than I think because I sure haven't seen it done that way.

At least then you can offer fans a DECENT Saturday ticket. Two rounds of Nitro at Night racing and a lot of nice Sportsman cars racing on Saturday.

Just an unofficial opinion from an "entry-fee payer".

Jok

07-21-2009, 01:50 PM	#16
chevy620 Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 188 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: NHRA Chasing Sportsmen from National Events? By the looks of the low car turn-outs their plan may be working way to good. If I remember right, at Denver, there was only 40 some cars in Stock, S/Stock and a few more in Super Classes. That has to be what...about 175 to 200 less than a couple years ago. At $280 each the track is short about $60K in entry fees and crew passes. Less cars is less money...and the bleachers are less than half f ull at almost every NHRA National event. They may need to rethink where the cash comes from. I still have never figured out why they don't run Sportsman time runs Friday, No Pros on Friday, Sportsman elims down to 8 or 16 cars on Saturday between qualifying. Move Pro Qualifying to 6 pm and 9pm so it is at least a decent show to watch. (Nitro in the day....weak!) Finish off Sportsman between Pro rounds on Sunday. Must be a lot harder to do that schedule than I think because I sure haven't seen it done that way. At least then you can offer fans a DECENT Saturday ticket. Two rounds of Nitro at Night racing and a lot of nice Sportsman cars racing on Saturday. Just an unofficial opinion from an "entry-fee payer". Jok