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Casey Miles · 07-23-2009, 09:13 AM

Back in around February, alot of the racers said that they weren't going to attend Indy because of the announcement of increased fees. Does anyone else think that racers, now that time has passed, still will not attend because of the NHRA increased fees? I myself, will not attend a Divisional points race until NHRA lowers the entry fee to at least where it was last year for the sportman racer. While the racer gets increases of the entry fee and insurance, the spectators are getting discounts on their tickets. Personaly I could care less if there are spectators attending or not. I know that spectators drive revenue for NHRA, but the revenue generated is not put towards the sportsman side of the race. The sportsman racer takes care of that himself. Doesn't anyone understand that the racer brings the show, not the spectator. Also, the spectator is the one who should be buying the insurance, they are the ones that are dangerous walking around. But, all in all, I'm in agreement that all military personel should get in free thoughout the whole event not just certain days.

Casey Miles
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07-23-2009, 09:13 AM	#13
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 706 Likes: 128 Liked 508 Times in 92 Posts	Re: Any guesses on what its gonna take to get into Indy this year? Back in around February, alot of the racers said that they weren't going to attend Indy because of the announcement of increased fees. Does anyone else think that racers, now that time has passed, still will not attend because of the NHRA increased fees? I myself, will not attend a Divisional points race until NHRA lowers the entry fee to at least where it was last year for the sportman racer. While the racer gets increases of the entry fee and insurance, the spectators are getting discounts on their tickets. Personaly I could care less if there are spectators attending or not. I know that spectators drive revenue for NHRA, but the revenue generated is not put towards the sportsman side of the race. The sportsman racer takes care of that himself. Doesn't anyone understand that the racer brings the show, not the spectator. Also, the spectator is the one who should be buying the insurance, they are the ones that are dangerous walking around. But, all in all, I'm in agreement that all military personel should get in free thoughout the whole event not just certain days. Casey Miles 248H