Crowd at NHRA Northwest Nationals

[LoPony]

Just curious for the event goers. The Gators and Mile Highs were sellouts. What is the crowd like at Washington?

I know the TF and FC fields are short. How about the spectators?

 

[Chili]

Just curious for the event goers. The Gators and Mile Highs were sellouts. What is the crowd like at Washington?

I know the TF and FC fields are short. How about the spectators?

The crowd so far is light but they haven’t ran the pros yet. Only one session today so I don’t think it will be packed today.

 

[LoPony]

Chris, you lucky dude, you’re there. thanks for the update. Let us know how it goes tomorrow, I’ll be watching on TV.

 

[Chili]

Chris, you lucky dude, you’re there. thanks for the update. Let us know how it goes tomorrow, I’ll be watching on TV.

Unfortunately I’m not there. Just watching on NHRA.tv. They are running FC right now and the crowd seems fairly light. Guessing it may be around 65 percent.

 

[LoPony]

Oh, Bummer! Well, keep us posted. I’ll watch the Tubi version of Q1 tomorrow.

 

[Al]

Just curious for the event goers. The Gators and Mile Highs were sellouts. What is the crowd like at Washington?

I know the TF and FC fields are short. How about the spectators?

The Friday crowds in Seattle have been light since night time qualifying in Seattle was ended (mostly because of insufficient lighting and a difficult curfew). But Saturday is usually almost full. This year was no different. We'll see what Saturday brings. I'm expecting tomorrow to be busy.

 

[Gone Dead Train]

The Friday crowds in Seattle have been light since night time qualifying in Seattle was ended (mostly because of insufficient lighting and a difficult curfew). But Saturday is usually almost full. This year was no different. We'll see what Saturday brings. I'm expecting tomorrow to be busy.

I was there. It was too loud and it scared me. Al, I will see you and your son and son-in-law in a couple of hours (Sat).
What the hell am I doing up at 4:30am posting, after 54 years of going to the drags. I'm still like a kid at Christmas time.
The weather is great this year, last year it was like racing on the sun!

 

[Cliff]

Bob Button is running T/AD at Seattle. I think he is the only one running EFI on a blower motor. Saw him at Wild Horse earlier this year. Car can go 5.30's. Short field so he's already Q. Be interesting to see how the car runs.

 

[Gone Dead Train]

Bob Button is running T/AD at Seattle. I think he is the only one running EFI on a blower motor. Saw him at Wild Horse earlier this year. Car can go 5.30's. Short field so he's already Q. Be interesting to see how the car runs.

Saw Bob a couple of times last year, testing. That 5.398 yesterday, is that the best ET so far?

 

[Cliff]

It's pretty close. I think he's run 5.36 or .37, something like that, at the Div 7 race at Wild Horse. He just missed Q at the Div 7 race. I have followed Bob for a number of years. He has a job where he moves to different areas of the country. Used to live in Payson, AZ (high country) and he's run S/G, etc etc

 

[LoPony]

I was there. It was too loud and it scared me. Al, I will see you and your son and son-in-law in a couple of hours (Sat).
What the hell am I doing up at 4:30am posting, after 54 years of going to the drags. I'm still like a kid at Christmas time.
The weather is great this year, last year it was like racing on the sun!

This is the best reply to a Post I have ever seen. Keep the faith.

 

[Al]

As I expected, Saturday crowd was excellent. I thought I heard Alan say on the PA that it was a sellout today, but I might have not heard correctly because of engine noise. Either way an excellent turn-out.

 

[LoPony]

As I expected, Saturday crowd was excellent. I thought I heard Alan say on the PA that it was a sellout today, but I might have not heard correctly because of engine noise. Either way an excellent turn-out.

That is excellent news. Like a lot of others, I am really anxious to get out and go to a national event. Seems like the fans are doing their diligence.