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[Geerhead55]

Originally Posted by tj310

Some good points. Were there any fans in the stands in 74 ? ---Trevor

Back in '74,, you usually had lots of fans in the stands. Went to my first drag race as a teenager in '68 and there were fans always lined up outside the gates waiting for the track to open, and they usually packed the house. We had 3 local tracks here at the time. Puyallup,, Bremerton and Seattle International Raceway and each track had programs and events that would draw big crowds. I never saw a national event until '74 at Ontario, California for the NHRA Supernationals/World Finals which totally blew me away with the thousands of people that attended it.
Its sad that races don't draw the fans like days gone by,, but theres a multitude a reasons for that, and thats a topic for another thread.
Danny Durham

[noel t davis]

Yep, lots of fans in stands .got to looking lately at old pics and even in 90's I've got pics of my cars going down tracks with the stands full. Nowdays look at final runs in national dragster, don't look like there is enough people in the stands to get a good card game. Just too many things for people to do I guess and most young people arent interested. Another thing, wallys and iron men, now they are giving themaway for a weekly bracket race? Wth? Makes me want to put mine on ebay. Then maybe I would feel they are worth something. Just my cynical two cents worth. Drag racing ,a diease, had it since 1966. Still searching for a cure.

[Ed Wright]

The stands were packed for divisional races in the '60s & '70s, but Pro Stock & Top Gas & Top Fuel raced divisional races back then. Paid more, counting contingencies, than it does now with nowhere near $100.00 to enter. That same number of dollars bought way more than it does now. You could build a new car with the money you won for winning Stock at Indy. You could probably put a deposit on a new engine (if you don 't do your own) with your winnings now. Or, in my case this year, pay my Visa bill for the month of Indy this year. LOL

[Capri]

We have this discussion weekly. Its part of the reason the Classnationals came about.

Just where does the money go? And where does the "insurance surecharge" go? Im sure not to K&K.

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