Where can a competitor watch the race?

Tom Nolan · 02-25-2022, 09:05 PM

NHRA Arizona National event, went to watch Prostock near starting line, was told several times to get out! Well we can’t sit in the stands! I asked the power hungry security guy where a competitor is to watch and he said get out or be thrown out! Where do we get to watch from? Way to improve the car count NHRA.

J.R. Haddad · 02-25-2022, 10:25 PM

Tom, get ahold of Lonnie Grim immediately. He has vowed that he has
taken it upon himself to improve our experience. I think he means it.
He won't know what to fix or how to enhance our experience if we don't
tell him what the problems are.

J.R.

john ancona · 02-26-2022, 03:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J.R. Haddad

Tom, get ahold of Lonnie Grim immediately. He has vowed that he has
taken it upon himself to improve our experience. I think he means it.
He won't know what to fix or how to enhance our experience if we don't
tell him what the problems are.

J.R.

Enhanced ,that stands for run the racers ,and spectators off right after they take your money !

Dave Muller · 02-26-2022, 08:15 AM

I was told that the whole last grandstand on the pit side is general admission, we should be able to sit there.

Keith 944 · 02-26-2022, 08:51 AM

We as racers pay a premium, we SHOULD Have the best seats in the house. It’s funny like the maple Grove national event I can’t go sit in the main stands some security guard will make me leave, but when I went to the thousand foot to sit in our “reserve” seats no one was there to keep all the other non racers out, so I couldn’t even get a seat there! most of the time we are limited to the fence. Sad!

Don Kennedy · 02-26-2022, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Nolan

NHRA Arizona National event, went to watch Pro stock near starting line, was told several times to get out! Well we can’t sit in the stands! I asked the power hungry security guy where a competitor is to watch and he said get out or be thrown out! Where do we get to watch from? Way to improve the car count NHRA.

What is really funny is when the Pro team races there are very many very many non-racers on the starting line with the cars amazing huh we cannot even get close to the starting line to watch our class ??? or Pro stock even

1matcoman · 02-26-2022, 03:29 PM

At Ennis last fall, I went up near the starting line on FRIDAY morning to watch stock / super stock stuff run. Rent-a-Cop ran me off. I was the ONLY person in that entire section. Seriously?

Rob Petrie E395 · 02-26-2022, 04:38 PM

You guys should have been at St Louis national event last fall. I was there as a spectator on Friday. It was crazy the way they were treating people. You didn’t even have to stand at the fence. Stopping to tie your shoe was enough to get threatened with removal from the track. You absolutely could not be stationary between the grandstands and the fence.

When/why did they stop allowing people to stand at the fence? If it’s the rules it the rules. I’m just curious why.

mrfast · 02-26-2022, 08:08 PM

Rob Petrie that is St Louis just being St Louis

Tom Nolan · 02-27-2022, 09:18 AM

I had a chat with Lonnie Grim and he said he was going to get a answer to the competitor viewing area this week.

02-25-2022, 09:05 PM	#1
Tom Nolan Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Lacombe, Alberta, Canada Posts: 182 Likes: 0 Liked 64 Times in 11 Posts	Where can a competitor watch the race? NHRA Arizona National event, went to watch Prostock near starting line, was told several times to get out! Well we can’t sit in the stands! I asked the power hungry security guy where a competitor is to watch and he said get out or be thrown out! Where do we get to watch from? Way to improve the car count NHRA.

02-25-2022, 10:25 PM	#2
J.R. Haddad Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 784 Likes: 933 Liked 1,464 Times in 307 Posts	Re: Where can a competitor watch the race? Tom, get ahold of Lonnie Grim immediately. He has vowed that he has taken it upon himself to improve our experience. I think he means it. He won't know what to fix or how to enhance our experience if we don't tell him what the problems are. J.R.

02-26-2022, 08:15 AM	#4
Dave Muller Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 497 Likes: 162 Liked 223 Times in 73 Posts	Re: Where can a competitor watch the race? I was told that the whole last grandstand on the pit side is general admission, we should be able to sit there.

02-26-2022, 08:51 AM	#5
Keith 944 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dela-where? Posts: 2,193 Likes: 1,160 Liked 1,876 Times in 577 Posts	Re: Where can a competitor watch the race? We as racers pay a premium, we SHOULD Have the best seats in the house. It’s funny like the maple Grove national event I can’t go sit in the main stands some security guard will make me leave, but when I went to the thousand foot to sit in our “reserve” seats no one was there to keep all the other non racers out, so I couldn’t even get a seat there! most of the time we are limited to the fence. Sad! __________________ KEITH MAYERS 2-1/2 X somebody Still many X nobody

02-26-2022, 03:29 PM	#7
1matcoman Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 340 Likes: 821 Liked 350 Times in 134 Posts	Re: Where can a competitor watch the race? At Ennis last fall, I went up near the starting line on FRIDAY morning to watch stock / super stock stuff run. Rent-a-Cop ran me off. I was the ONLY person in that entire section. Seriously? Last edited by 1matcoman; 02-26-2022 at 06:53 PM.

02-26-2022, 04:38 PM	#8
Rob Petrie E395 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Woodlawn IL Posts: 1,092 Likes: 162 Liked 216 Times in 77 Posts	Re: Where can a competitor watch the race? You guys should have been at St Louis national event last fall. I was there as a spectator on Friday. It was crazy the way they were treating people. You didn’t even have to stand at the fence. Stopping to tie your shoe was enough to get threatened with removal from the track. You absolutely could not be stationary between the grandstands and the fence. When/why did they stop allowing people to stand at the fence? If it’s the rules it the rules. I’m just curious why.

02-26-2022, 08:08 PM	#9
mrfast Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2021 Posts: 27 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Where can a competitor watch the race? Rob Petrie that is St Louis just being St Louis

02-27-2022, 09:18 AM	#10
Tom Nolan Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Lacombe, Alberta, Canada Posts: 182 Likes: 0 Liked 64 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Where can a competitor watch the race? I had a chat with Lonnie Grim and he said he was going to get a answer to the competitor viewing area this week.