How competitive are you?

[Ed Wright]

I have also seen some of what Art mentioned.

Michael, I don't know who was announcing at Norwalk, nor do know how many college & pro sports teams they have there. If there is not a lot of other local entertainment you can draw more people that don't know much about racing.
The only time I have ever seen "The show starts at 6:00 pm" was the couple of IHRA national events held here at Tulsa. I never heard mentioned at an NHRA race "Time to go buy a hot dog and watch the pros work either." Every one I have been to the announcer said something like "Now it 's time for Comp Eliminatot" or "Here comes Stock Elimminator!, or "Here come the wheel standing Super Stock cars!" Great anoincers like Bob Unkefer and Bob Fry, all talk it up and explain what is happening. I can't speak for IHRA as I have not been in the stands watching. When people ask about brakes at the finish line or somebody losing for running too quick, and I explain it to them, most comment on how dumb it is the faster car lost, and how "that is not really racing." It's not that most don't understand the rules, they just don't like it. Many told me they think nine or ten second SS cars are too slow to sit and watch (wheel stands or not) after loud fuel cars twice that fast. They like watching fuel cars they had watched on TV. I was amazed first time I watched the stands empty, and saw and heard those kinds of comments from the people that didn't leave right away. I didn't mention this to Mike and his guys.