Ideas to put fans in the Stands

[442OLDS]

Only ONE way to ever have people in the stands......................


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[CycloneFE]

I was in Michigan for a wedding this past weekend and noticed on the counter at the Hotel FREE tickets to a ?RDL race. Great idea. I did notice printed on the ticket that parking was $20 though. Still an effort.

[cicero819]

I've just watch from a friend's Video of the Route 66 race, what is happening to NHRA racing? Nobody in the stands!I think that the Giant heads in Glendora are going the wrong way. The first thing I would do if I was NHRA is : lower racers fee(more of them will show) double the sportsman qualifying(if you show up, you will run) Friday,Saturday,Sunday is enough, no more asking the racer to show up on Wed to enter! Have quality rest area's for the racer(pro and sportsman)Give free ticket to our troops and also to high schools, college and trade also. Get car clubs organize again.(I know Ed we're not a car crazy society) and for the sake of survival bring a 10.5 class just for them. On the Pro side all funny Cars have to have close factory tolerances, Pro stock cars have to have the same dimensions as a Production car. And last but not least " Lower the Price of Admission by Half you dumb %&$@

[jwsamuel]

Wanna put more fans in the stands???

Think like a casual fan and consider all the other places they have to spend their entertainment dollars.

Jim

[randy wilson]

To actually put fans in the stands, you have to create fans first, and locally, NHRA, and IHRA have done a miserable job. No one cares. They let the mystique get away from them, and never seen it leave.

[BRIAN SEATE]

A losing battle, people today have way too much to take their time. Phones eat up most of the time along with various forms of social media. Most kids now cant afford to have a neat car/truck. A points meet is like a ghost town. Free admission is a start, at least food could be sold to spectators. I am from the Va., Carolina area of the U.S. Down here people like Pro Mod and Pro Stock. Points meets need a Quick 8 to help bring fans in. Rickie Smith and Todd Tutterow are living legends down South. I miss the IHRA that had crowded stands. My two cents, just my opinion. If I had my way we`d all race stick shift Modified Corvettes....to each his own.

[Dick Butler]

Hard to get people 15-21 interested in cars when Most cars only change the labels to look different. Mustang personality, Camaro, Corvette, Charger could be another starting point and in some ways are working again but must be "used" by the NHRA etc to get the fans. No one can work on their own cars anymore to have a little innovation in the game without adding NOS or a turbo. Those dont fit the classes to race. Only grudge racing or Brackets.

[randy wilson]

Personally, I think it's basically over. Stick a fork in us, we're done. There is no coming back. We can't turn back time.