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I JUST HEARD A RADIO ADD FOR THE UPCOMING NASCAR RACE AT FONTANA, CA WHICH IS SPONSORED BY AAA.
THE ADD SAID THAT IF YOU PRESENTED YOUR AUTO CLUB CARD YOU WOULD GET 50%, YES 50% OFF THE TICKET PRICE FOR ANY DAY OF RACING.
I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT NHRA WAS GOUGING THE SPECTATORS BUT AT THE WINTERNATIONALS IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE BECAUSE ALMOST NOBODY CAME.
I ONCE ASKED A WELL KNOWN RACER WHO AT THE TIME WAS A NHRA VP WHY THE PRICES AT POMONA KEPT GOING UP. HIS ANSWER WAS: AS LONG AS WE CAN SELL OUT THE RACE WE WILL KEEP RAISING THE PRICES.
I THINK WITH THE SPECTATOR TURNOUT THAT WE HAVE SEEN AT NHRA RACES IN THE LAST YEAR NHRA HAD BETTER RETHINK THEIR PRICING. WITH THE PRESENT ECONOMY IF NHRA KEEPS THEIR PRICING WHERE IT IS THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE A DROP IN ATTENDANCE.
IT USED TO BE IF YOU WERE A NHRA MEMBER WHEN YOU GOT YOUR YEARLY MEMBERSHIP PACKAGE IT INCLUDED DISCOUNT COUPONS, AND A RULE BOOK.
I GUESS THEY HAD TO STOP ALL THAT SO TOM COMPTON AND HIS CRONIES HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY THEMSELVES THE OUTLANDISH SALARIES THEY GET.
THE ADD SAID THAT IF YOU PRESENTED YOUR AUTO CLUB CARD YOU WOULD GET 50%, YES 50% OFF THE TICKET PRICE FOR ANY DAY OF RACING.
I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT NHRA WAS GOUGING THE SPECTATORS BUT AT THE WINTERNATIONALS IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE BECAUSE ALMOST NOBODY CAME.
I ONCE ASKED A WELL KNOWN RACER WHO AT THE TIME WAS A NHRA VP WHY THE PRICES AT POMONA KEPT GOING UP. HIS ANSWER WAS: AS LONG AS WE CAN SELL OUT THE RACE WE WILL KEEP RAISING THE PRICES.
I THINK WITH THE SPECTATOR TURNOUT THAT WE HAVE SEEN AT NHRA RACES IN THE LAST YEAR NHRA HAD BETTER RETHINK THEIR PRICING. WITH THE PRESENT ECONOMY IF NHRA KEEPS THEIR PRICING WHERE IT IS THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE A DROP IN ATTENDANCE.
IT USED TO BE IF YOU WERE A NHRA MEMBER WHEN YOU GOT YOUR YEARLY MEMBERSHIP PACKAGE IT INCLUDED DISCOUNT COUPONS, AND A RULE BOOK.
I GUESS THEY HAD TO STOP ALL THAT SO TOM COMPTON AND HIS CRONIES HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY THEMSELVES THE OUTLANDISH SALARIES THEY GET.