HP Reduction Request

[Mike Jones]

Great point, but I don`t understand why?
More work for the tower crew?
Problem is, with the entry fees being $170+50, I don`t think it matters much if spectators show or not.
MJ

[Lyn Smith]

I figure at a LODS each car entered brings at least one,or two crew / spectators .At $50 to $60 for each person, that brings quite a bit of extra income to the track at these events.

[Adger Smith]

Originally Posted by Mike Jones

Great point, but I don`t understand why?
More work for the tower crew?
Problem is, with the entry fees being $170+50, I don`t think it matters much if spectators show or not.
MJ

MJ,
To NHRA it probably doesn't matter, Esp at points meets. Anything the Racers say about it NHRA seems to consider it unnecessary and maybe an inconvenience. What most racers don't realize is NHRA is already paid and have their money.
For years and years I've heard racers say " NHRA should GIVE a points race to So and So Track". It doesn't work that way at all. There is no GIVE!
The Tracks buy the Points meet from NHRA. The tracks try to make their money back by the money coming through the gate. At one time points meets were so expensive it took about 400 cars entering for a track to break even. I just don't understand why Track owners are not insisting NHRA change rules and procedures that will Grow interest in the sport and fill the stands with spectators. I guess it is because some track owners are short on promotion skills and the desire to promote. When I was running my tracks I found I could promote the races and make more money by putting spectators in the stands than just continually raising entry prices for the racers. It was track owners that got the Alky cars separated from divisional so smaller tracks (tracks that can't handle 400 cars) could make money with a points meet..
In this case I think the track owners are the key to any operational or procedural changes like Index qualifying.

[Bruce Fulper]

Originally Posted by Bobby DiDomenico

"At this time all a spectator sees in Qualifying is "Timed Runs" nothing that resembles a race."
Yep!!! This has been brought up so many times that NHRA and the tracks have to be against it.

I was the track announcer at Pomona for the Street Legal drags for 7 years. I leaned on the manager for years to do this and finally, one Saturday we did it, Spectators loved it. Racers learned what Bracket Racing was about. It was fun as heck. Computer operator whined and and cried and so that, was the end of that.

Make racing fun? You must be kidding

[Mike Jones]

Should have fired the comp op.
MJ