NASCAR'S Numbers are down and race promotions are up

[Bruce Noland]

You can take the wife and two kids to the NASCAR race at Martinsville Speedway for a package deal of $104.00. An article in the Washington Post says all the tracks are having a tough time filling the seats. Some of the tracks are drapping huge advertising banners over the empty seats and offering lots of incentives/financial inducements to the fans. Atlanta is also offering a family of four package at a cost of $159.00.

Wonder if drag racing is having the same problem?

[Chris1529]

Probably,
but they don't seem to offer fans much of a deal.

They can get thier money back by charging the racers a sur-charge, making you pay to bring in a pit bike, etc.

Pretty soon, we will be paying for a pit space too for each race we go to.

[Jack Matyas]

Bruce-You're right- don't know about the NHRA but NASCAR is trying hard to fill the seats -- we recently bought a package for the '09 Daytona 500 at almost half price -- maybe the NHRA should take notice.......

[Chevy454]

My membership ends and I am not renewing It. I have been a member for years, and NHRA may not go under because of ME alone, but I won't EVER give them another penny. They have serious issues and in my opinion are going to regret a lot of decisions that are being made.

As Chris said, They'll just charge YOU guys more for something else.

The **&%$#@g scumbags couldn't get tickets for a bunch of hurting kids? Yeah, right.... they have NO pull whatsoever. Sh*&%$#ds. They s#ck, pure and simple.

I won't be in the stands anymore either. I'd love to see NHRA collapse like some of these Financial Institutions are, and see IHRA as the major sanctioning body.

NHRA is on their way. Don't think the Government will bail THEM out though.

Ironically, I had just finished reading <>> right before opening this thread...as my fellow Missourian Mark Twain said, "history may not repeat itself, but it rhymes..."

[John Leichtamer Jr]

SS/JA 1664

If you want to race,give your S/SS Associations a shot the guys & gals down here in the SSSSA are having a great time. No nhra or ihra bull$hit to put up with.

Hammer

They haven't made a part yet i can't break.

[Gary Smith]

Originally Posted by 1664SSJA

CHEVY454: I clicked on your link and it says page cannot be displayed. be sure you have the link correct so I can check that out

This should help: http://www.competitionplus.com/index...1490&Itemid=24

[Jeff Stout]

Had a discussion with upper management at Firebird in AZ about this very same thing for the Div races. Buy one get one free, discount for multiple purchases. What he saw was that free makes the track no money and they have to make a profit so discount would not work either. It costs nothing to fill a currently empty seat. But a occupied seat could bring track apparel sales and food concession sales up. Could not see the forest through the trees.
Jeff

[John Leichtamer Jr]

Jeff

After some hurricanes in Fl. a round track gave free admission to all the spectators. They sold out of everything they had at the concessions.

All any track has to do is lower the price to get in and have a no cooler rule they will fill the stands and make money from the consessions.

Hammer

[Sean Ward]

They need to take alook at adrl they let everyone in for free and put 75000 people in the stands they sell out of every thing and make a killing that puts butts in the seats

[herbjr]

Originally Posted by Sean Ward

They need to take alook at adrl they let everyone in for free and put 75000 people in the stands they sell out of every thing and make a killing that puts butts in the seats

There isnt a dragstrip in the country that can hold 1/2 that much less the ADRL tracks. The only way they can do that is a sponsor pays the purse.

Herb Jr