WOW Look at this i just found

[SSTRACER323]

This was taken from DRO....... I hope this happens

Ticketless Divisional races in the future?

At Indy this week Agent 1320 heard from an NHRA official, who declined to be named, that one of the topics for discussion at the upcoming Winter Track Manager/Owner meetings will probably be the NHRA Divisional Series.
Taking a cue from the wave of recent record crowds for ADRL events at various venues, a matter on the table for NHRA Track Operators may be changing spectator entry for Divisional Events to an open-door “ticketless” arrangement to encourage more casual local visitors and families to enter the gate and discover drag racing as entertainment.
Now there’s some thinking toward the “next level.” [8/28/2008]

[sc1153]

GREAT IDEA!!!! I would love to see this.......being able to race in front of a big crowd during a divisional race is AWESOME! Virginia Motorsports Park did this at the beginning of this year for the Divisional race and it was so much fun! BIG CROWD we were signing autographs for the kids, makes us sportsman racers feel like someone (even though we are not).

BRING IT ON

CANT HAPPEN ANY SOONER

DO IT FOR ENGLISHTOWN DIVISIONAL NEXT WEEK

PEOPLE WILL STILL BE BUYING FOOD AND SOUVINERS FOR THE FAMILY

[SC1317]

yeah. great idea, but how long before they raise our entry fee again to make up for what they "lose" in ticket sales.

[H.A.A.C. Racing]

Originally Posted by SC1317

yeah. great idea, but how long before they raise our entry fee again to make up for what they "lose" in ticket sales.

There always has to be a dark cloud in the bunch!

[SC1317]

Sorry, long week, but tell me it didn't cross your mind

[H.A.A.C. Racing]

To be honest, I was in Virginia when they did the free entry thing, believe me there is no one that can say anyone lost money on that deal. That place was jam packed! I don't know who gets the entry money for spectators but I am sure it got made up in a lot of other ways. The only people that could have made more money were the concession stands because they got caught with their "pants down" They had no idea how many people were going to be there.

[Jason Oldfield]

Heck, do it for 5 years to get people hooked, and then start charging at the gate again! If you're getting huge crowds, you can charge a menial entry-fee once people are hooked (I'm talking like $5/each or less), and they'll still pay.

It's the whole razorblade / razor marketing campaign (or the give the crack away to people to get them addicted before you start charging them thing if you want to be non-politically correct).

[Jack Matyas]

At the Englishtown Lucas Oil event next week "they" are giving away more than 100,000 free tickets thru Strauss Auto Stores/Castrol etc.......expected are around 30 to 40,000 spectators during the weekend .

[Lynn Hoosigian]

We had gone to South Georgia Divisional and they charged $5 or $10 a car load. Also sent out a bunch of free tickets to auto parts stores, Air Force base, etc. Sold out of food as well as novelties! Place was packed!
Secret they used - ADVERTISMENT!!!!! Kinda crazy when you are in local Wally Mart and no one knows there is a race going on down the street!!!

[Freddie]

Lynn: SGMP does alot of promotional stuff throught the year, more tracks need to look at what they are doing because even thier regular bracket races have a good crowd. I just wish I could get the owners and management of Bradenton to do something, car count is about 1/2 of what it was two years ago.