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Randall Klein · 05-10-2013, 10:44 AM

A couple posts have stated zero fans for divisionals, and for the most part that's true, however Bader at Norwalk has the stands full for the Calvacade, and Cordova last year had a very good turnout.....Denver had a fair amount....it comes down to the local track promoter doing more than a half page ad in ND (which I believe is mandatory)

In discussing the potential monetary loss to NHRA if no sportsmen enter, I don't think anyone fully knows the TV $ support....could NHRA, like a lot of ball sports make it on that alone?with sportsman dollars as "gravy"...I don't know, but I have read where the empty seats at stadiums are less of a concern to team owners than the media sports dollars. ESPN has a lot of hours to fill (see bowling and poker), and no matter how lousy the program (to us) it is programming filler they need (w/o NASCAR)

For my 2 cents, I could see a replacement organization based on Sportsman and Nostalga Fuelers and Fuel F/C and Altereds for the noise and bang...the clinker is venues; possibly an auxilliary NHRA arm, that would reverse schedule: 2 day Pro Show at an Eastern venue with Real Racing at a western facility. It would take some vision and passion.......uh.....never mind.

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Randall Klein Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 785 Likes: 45 Liked 316 Times in 67 Posts	Re: For Your Reading Pleasure.... A couple posts have stated zero fans for divisionals, and for the most part that's true, however Bader at Norwalk has the stands full for the Calvacade, and Cordova last year had a very good turnout.....Denver had a fair amount....it comes down to the local track promoter doing more than a half page ad in ND (which I believe is mandatory) In discussing the potential monetary loss to NHRA if no sportsmen enter, I don't think anyone fully knows the TV $ support....could NHRA, like a lot of ball sports make it on that alone?with sportsman dollars as "gravy"...I don't know, but I have read where the empty seats at stadiums are less of a concern to team owners than the media sports dollars. ESPN has a lot of hours to fill (see bowling and poker), and no matter how lousy the program (to us) it is programming filler they need (w/o NASCAR) For my 2 cents, I could see a replacement organization based on Sportsman and Nostalga Fuelers and Fuel F/C and Altereds for the noise and bang...the clinker is venues; possibly an auxilliary NHRA arm, that would reverse schedule: 2 day Pro Show at an Eastern venue with Real Racing at a western facility. It would take some vision and passion.......uh.....never mind.