How will an Accountant feel with the less entries to events

[Jeff Stout]

Empty pits will be replaced with carnival rides.

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by Jeff Stout

Empty pits will be replaced with carnival rides.

The ARMY has a pretty big one already and will add zip lines, Harley will set up a small pylon riding course (they are in hot pursuit of the millennials), more Virtual racing and of course more DSR and JFR big rigs...they won't even know we're gone. Of course when DSR and JFR departs the big top comes down.

[SSDiv6]

They just increase the entry and ancillary fees to racers and increase the cost of tickets to make up the deficit!

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by SSDiv6

They just increase the entry and ancillary fees to racers and increase the cost of tickets to make up the deficit!

All of which are way out of hand. That's one thing that is hurting the spectator numbers. Lots of empty seats at the races I have seen on TV.

[Bernie Cunningham]

If I were 'KING For A Day' idea, what's the problem with offering 80 or more entries for a 64 car qualified field at a National event? Win, win, win !

NHRA, send me my cut via direct transfer, I'll get the account number to ya, thx.

[Adger Smith]

Bernie,
What is wrong is someone would have to work & be responsible for the field being correct. Good idea for qualifying the field 64 cars from 80+!!

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Bernie Cunningham

.....what's the problem with offering 80 or more entries for a 64 car qualified field at a National event? Win, win, win !

Then you would get people complaining about the NHRA ripping them off because they didn't get to run the Eliminator!

[Billy Nees]

The way NHRA is set up, they're kinda like Unicef or The Clinton Foundation. They take our monies under the premise of keeping racing off of the streets and giving us a safe place to race. They run a couple of "keep the kids off the streets" races a year to fulfill their "not-for-profit" deal and spend the rest of our monies paying their salaries.

[Don Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Bernie Cunningham

If I were 'KING For A Day' idea, what's the problem with offering 80 or more entries for a 64 car qualified field at a National event? Win, win, win !

NHRA, send me my cut via direct transfer, I'll get the account number to ya, thx.

A great Idea > NHRA makes MORE "MONEY" and racers get a chance to race at a national event (racers who don;t have the grade points are helped) and I would think the Accountants would like the extra income topay expenses ,
Stock,Super Stock Super Gas and Super Comp would all have to qualify.
As Bernie Says a" Win For Racers" ," a Win for the Fans" and a Win for NHRA accountants
auto deposit to Bernie's account

[Mike Pearson]

I am not really sure what has happened to make the program run at such a slow pace at the national events these days. Back when I started racing 40 years ago all of the classes were run on Sunday with the full fields of 64 cars. TF, FC, TAD. TAFC,PSM, comp, Modified, SS and stock. This was also with a 5 bulb tree. Why is it now they have to get all of the classes down to the final 4 in sportsman so they can get the program done. Is it the TV time that has slowed the program down? The TV is not actually live coverage as they claim it to be. Maybe its because there is more classes. No more modified and comp has very few cars. The addition of the SC, SG, TD and TS plus PM might be slowing the program. I think the low car counts in the pro classes and the lack of quality sportsman racing on Saturday and Sundays at the nationals is leaving the fans feeling short changed for the cost of the gate fee