They changed the starting time to 10am instead of 11am for Sunday due to the weather. Attendance Saturday seemed pretty light. Top Eliminator Club where I sit was pretty empty. General admission (non pit side) was empty as well. Reserved grandstand (pit side) looked pretty crowded.I hope the race comes off tomorrow. Watching weather reports and rain in forecast.
Not surprised...NHRA could use all the help they can get. If FL is "open" and NHRA can get even half capacity they'd fare better than Vegas.Side note- a lil birdie in the know told me to expect the las vegas finals to be moved to G-ville. 90% chance. Take that how you want it. But i'd maybe start pre-planning for that weekend. Maybe ol' Alan can chime in.
I spoke to Alan in the Gainesville airport this morning and he still thought there was a good chance the Vegas race would happen. He mentioned that NHRA would need to decide about 30 days ahead of the race so we should hear something definitive in the next week. Another person I spoke to at the races who is kind of an inside source indicated that Vegas authorities would allow 45% capacity and that is not acceptable to Bruton. Thus, if Vegas authorities don't change what they will allow and Bruton won't accept 45%, the race would be moved, most likely to Gainesville. In any event, we should know soon. If I had to bet, I would bet no Vegas and back to Gainesville for the finale.It felt as normal to a regular Gators as one could get. The humidity was insane. Crowds were lower, but that is to be expected. I was in TEC, and they stated most chose to use their tickets in 2021. Besides having to wear a mask to get into the facility, I'd say 85% did not wear them throughout the day (me included). It was a great event, with 5 fuel teams whacking the throttle throughout the weekend! NHRA made a good move to move rd. 1 up to 10am, but perplexed me as to why they did'nt run sportsman in the early AM, as they would of had concluded the event if they did.
Side note- a lil birdie in the know told me to expect the las vegas finals to be moved to G-ville. 90% chance. Take that how you want it. But i'd maybe start pre-planning for that weekend. Maybe ol' Alan can chime in.
PSS- Alan, announce the radio track fm channel.
Hmmmmm. No Vegas Finals. No Pomona. Makes me wonder about the nat'l event in Arizona next Feb.
The Governor has opened the state completly. I hope it was announced in time enough for people to know for Gainsville. Everyone can go have a good time.