Live From 2016 Winternationals

[Dave Ribeiro]

I just saw the re-runs of the Pro's & I was wondering where all the people in the stands were on Sunday ??? I remember it being standing room only the 4-5 time's I attended ? There were more empty spaces than people in the stands?? Looks like NHRA had done a nice job on the event , but were's the Fan base ? Did they increase the ticket prices again ???? Did anybody else notice the empty stands at Pomona ???

[MR DERBY CITY]

Dave ,Expensive ticket prices and even more expensive hot dogs and sodas equals No fans in the stands. I overheard one spectator tell his young son, ....Son I'm sorry but there are only a handful of stk/SS cars here today. I almost cried .......

[davidhuff]

Originally Posted by Dave Ribeiro

I just saw the re-runs of the Pro's & I was wondering where all the people in the stands were on Sunday ??? I remember it being standing room only the 4-5 time's I attended ? There were more empty spaces than people in the stands?? Looks like NHRA had done a nice job on the event , but were's the Fan base ? Did they increase the ticket prices again ???? Did anybody else notice the empty stands at Pomona ???

I also did notice there was a lot of empty seats for all the pro final rounds.I took my wife for the first time to Pomona last year and when we bought lunch she was shocked at the price of the junk food and ticket prices on Sunday.

[rpmrcn7616]

Originally Posted by davidhuff

I also did notice there was a lot of empty seats for all the pro final rounds.I took my wife for the first time to Pomona last year and when we bought lunch she was shocked at the price of the junk food and ticket prices on Sunday.

i think the reason you saw alot of empty seats because it was a holiday weekend for most people with the holiday monday and also sunday was valentines and i dont think everyone's gfs or wife's wanted to be at the drag races

[theworm]

Big time nhra with all those empty seats. The daytona 500 has sold out all of there seats . Now its standing only for 200.00 a person.

[FireSale]

Originally Posted by Dave Ribeiro

I just saw the re-runs of the Pro's & I was wondering where all the people in the stands were on Sunday ??? I remember it being standing room only the 4-5 time's I attended ? There were more empty spaces than people in the stands?? Looks like NHRA had done a nice job on the event , but were's the Fan base ? Did they increase the ticket prices again ???? Did anybody else notice the empty stands at Pomona ???

That surprised me, too. Most of those Pro Fuel drivers are SoCal folks and California likes to talk about being the birthplace of drag racing and all. After months of no racing - empty seats at the first National event of the new season? What a shame.

Up until last year, the NorthWest Nationals were held on the same weekend as the Seafair unlimited hydroplane race up the road on Lake Washington. It always draws massive crowds, but the stands at Pacific Raceways were still full for the finals on Sunday. Now it's the following weekend, but I didn't notice a difference in attendance. Traffic was better, though.

Dale