Make Divisionals Great Again

[tommy d]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

and you'd be wrong

Well , of course. If anyone disagrees with you they are wrong.

[1320racer]

what part of the TRUTH and the Facts don't you like?

[Ok stocker]

Originally Posted by tommy d

Where did you get that figure? If the national average is anything like I see at our local tracks I'd say way more are staying.

I don’t know how many are staying in the sport but some go on to College or a career to make enough money to get back in when they can afford it. Not only that how many find jobs in supporting drag racing by working for companies that support the sport. Who knows only time will tell.

[1320racer]

time has already told the truth but I see some here are delusional in that they refuse to accept the facts, others have posted wishful thinking and hope but fyi, hope is not a strategy for success. There are no spectators for what we do therefore if they are the savior and what will make divisionals great again, it's already too late and over! I suggest rather than racers talking nonsense about what racers, mostly old men think will put asses in the stands in 2024 and beyond, you go to a kids little league game, pee wee football game, high school games, scout meeting, the beach/lake and ask those kids and their parents why they are not in the stands at an NHRA Divisional that comes once a year to their area, watching class racers and be prepared to have your feelings hurt when they tell you they have zero interest but hey you all can dream.

[Pistol Pete]

I think some parts of our great country will get more spectators than other parts.
It could be a various of reasons:

1. Day & Month of the year for said Divisional.
2. Other events going on the same date.
3. Maybe some people lost interest in the sport.
4. Some people might find it too boring to watch.
5. People can’t find it easy to understand handicap racing.

I believe on a positive note, if you compare the price of admission for Major League Sports compared to a day at the races, you’ll get more for your money at the Drags.
Baseball & Football games are on a average of only 3 hours long versus Drag racing
is 9:00am to 5-6-7 pm.
Just my opinion.

[Nick_Siebert]

Guys, all of these ideas of packing the stands with spectators at divisional events all across the country are completely futile. Bader's and Bandimere's are the exception, not the standard.

Until NHRA begins looking at the racers, racers family and racers support crew, as the customer at the divisional level, we will continue to have the status quo. The only real talk here would be about event purse and the event experience on a competitor level.

The reality of the matter is, for the most part, NHRA has no problem selling a perfectly acceptable and manageable amount of entries at Divisional events in the current format. Until that changes, don't expect real change.

[1320racer]

dead on with a zero!

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by Nick_Siebert

Guys, all of these ideas of packing the stands with spectators at divisional events all across the country are completely futile. Bader's and Bandimere's are the exception, not the standard.

Until NHRA begins looking at the racers, racers family and racers support crew, as the customer at the divisional level, we will continue to have the status quo. The only real talk here would be about event purse and the event experience on a competitor level.

The reality of the matter is, for the most part, NHRA has no problem selling a perfectly acceptable and manageable amount on entries at Divisional events in the current format. Until that changes, don't expect real change.

Why is this so hard to understand?

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by Pistol Pete

I think some parts of our great country will get more spectators than other parts.
It could be a various of reasons:

1. Day & Month of the year for said Divisional.
2. Other events going on the same date.
3. Maybe some people lost interest in the sport.
4. Some people might find it too boring to watch.
5. People can’t find it easy to understand handicap racing.

I believe on a positive note, if you compare the price of admission for Major League Sports compared to a day at the races, you’ll get more for your money at the Drags.
Baseball & Football games are on a average of only 3 hours long versus Drag racing
is 9:00am to 5-6-7 pm.
Just my opinion.

Have to agree with that last statement. A weekend pass for a NHRA National event, is a bargain compared with something like a NHL hockey game, or even a 2 hour rock concert, and I am pretty sure that you won`t be able to bring in your own food or drinks to a Taylor Swift concert or NHL, NBA, MLB, or NFL game. OR be allowed to wander around players area or backstage.