Spectators watch SS/AH?

Julie Jordan · 09-06-2007, 08:40 PM

Dick ~ My opinion for what it's worth (and I wasn't there this year so can't attest to the crowd). In the past, we had so many people tell us they were at Indy for one reason only, to see the Hemi Shootout. They would stay through Friday then leave. This year I got so many e-mails from fans that I lost count, wanting to know (1) if there was a shootout and (2) when. There was no advance advertising done by Mopar or NHRA that I could find, except for an article in the Sportsman Indy preview issue of National Dragster. The only mention of the Shootout on the NHRA site was to announce the winner. I think the die-hard Super Stock and/or Hemi fans are there. NHRA and Mopar could appeal to many more fans if they did some marketing of the program. My two cents!

09-06-2007, 08:40 PM	#2
Julie Jordan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 639 Likes: 90 Liked 546 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Spectators watch SS/AH? Dick ~ My opinion for what it's worth (and I wasn't there this year so can't attest to the crowd). In the past, we had so many people tell us they were at Indy for one reason only, to see the Hemi Shootout. They would stay through Friday then leave. This year I got so many e-mails from fans that I lost count, wanting to know (1) if there was a shootout and (2) when. There was no advance advertising done by Mopar or NHRA that I could find, except for an article in the Sportsman Indy preview issue of National Dragster. The only mention of the Shootout on the NHRA site was to announce the winner. I think the die-hard Super Stock and/or Hemi fans are there. NHRA and Mopar could appeal to many more fans if they did some marketing of the program. My two cents! __________________ Julie Jordan 7549 STK