Video discussing red flags for NHRA (8 Viewers)

[Paul]

I went to the Colts home opener today and 16oz beer was cheaper at Lucas Oil Stadium vs. what I paid last weekend.

 

[Litefoot]

I went to the Colts home opener today and 16oz beer was cheaper at Lucas Oil Stadium vs. what I paid last weekend.

What did your ticket cost

 

[ch streetcars]

It was always said that NHRA was a great way for products to be put in the public's hands, sampling they called it. Winston gave out cigarettes for years, Shick gave out razors when they sponsored Jerry Toliver. Brut gave out samples with Ron Capps. It works well for Mission Foods hopefully, made me switch to them. Just think of all the everyday products that could be exposed. Does NHRA have a marketing dept. still? A friend that Drag raced for forty years now gives out new Hot Wheels cars from the trunk of his 67 Nova at car shows, it absolutely is a highlight for a kid to pick a car out, and he and his wife just love the excitement. Wouldn't it be beneficial for Mattel to give away some cars and get kids hooked maybe? I think so.

 

[Paul]

What did your ticket cost

I am a season ticket holder and my cost for yesterday's game was $172 a ticket.

 

[GumbyWVU]

It was always said that NHRA was a great way for products to be put in the public's hands, sampling they called it. Winston gave out cigarettes for years, Shick gave out razors when they sponsored Jerry Toliver. Brut gave out samples with Ron Capps. It works well for Mission Foods hopefully, made me switch to them. Just think of all the everyday products that could be exposed. Does NHRA have a marketing dept. still? A friend that Drag raced for forty years now gives out new Hot Wheels cars from the trunk of his 67 Nova at car shows, it absolutely is a highlight for a kid to pick a car out, and he and his wife just love the excitement. Wouldn't it be beneficial for Mattel to give away some cars and get kids hooked maybe? I think so.

Skoal gave out sample cans - I'd get a couple for a buddy at work.

Loved it how they'd pour Brut onto Capp's headers and you could smell it burning off.

The manufacturers midway sure has fallen off.

 

[T.Smith]

When you choose to use a porta potty over the brick and mortar bathroom's. It’s a problem.

Yeah, after a couple trips to the turn 1 bathroom by the stands, I settled on the port-a-pottys by the fence in turn 2. Both of us have Wives and Daughters, the bathroom situation is unacceptable.

 

[Mike]

Yeah, after a couple trips to the turn 1 bathroom by the stands, I settled on the port-a-pottys by the fence in turn 2. Both of us have Wives and Daughters, the bathroom situation is unacceptable.

Tony, this is off topic, but which races is the Rustoleum car running the rest of the year?

That 3.69 pass was stout (I think it was 3.69...)

 

[T.Smith]

Tony, this is off topic, but which races is the Rustoleum car running the rest of the year?

That 3.69 pass was stout (I think it was 3.69...)

We'll be at St. Louis.

Thank you. We were all pretty proud of that one.

 

[T.Smith]

I attended Saturday, Sunday, and Monday and while I experienced a lot of pros and few cons, I’d like to mention a few things that I came home with.

First off, the pros since there were too many to list, but here’s a couple;

• Impressive facility
• The weather was an anomaly (no humidity and upper 70’s)
• Not a single oil down in 3 days
• Good people everywhere
• 10 minutes of informative conversation with fellow mater and “clutch can expert” Tony Smith
• So many many more !!!!!

Secondly, the cons;

• $77 entry fee per day (a surprise I was not expecting)
• Loud speaker system was just a nuisance (needed ear protection just for that)
• Food prices, $10 for a small corn dog and $8 for a single slice of pizza ($15 for a 16oz beer, glad I do not drink)
• Cigarette smoke (disgusting)
• The idle time between the 3rd and final round of nitro (they board us to death for over a half hour giving a tool box away to a lucky sportsman winner)
• Bathrooms and port-a-potty (at least pump the porta’s out each day so they do not fill up)
• The right lane went away for the last round of nitro

Ok, flame away folks.............................

Thank you, Dan. You're too kind.

 

[Litefoot]

I am a season ticket holder and my cost for yesterday's game was $172 a ticket.

I haven’t been to national in a few years, how do their prices compare

 

[mick]

I haven’t been to national in a few years, how do their prices compare

think it's safe to say your average single day nhra ticket will cost you around $60-90, regardless of venue.
just a regular GA with reserved seat. no perks or parking included.

 

[Litefoot]

think it's safe to say your average single day nhra ticket will cost you around $60-90, regardless of venue.
just a regular GA with reserved seat. no perks or parking included.

Thanks for the info, spoke with my friend that was a vendor at NHRA and NASCAR races, he said he had to quit doing them because it was getting to hard to break even, he was a large vendor at both tracks in Vegas and so cal NASCAR

 

[Chili]

I am a season ticket holder and my cost for yesterday's game was $172 a ticket.

Ouch. I realize that is the going rate but I like watching football on TV so much better. I hate large crowds and being stuffed into a seat for three hours crowded by people I can’t stand. I’m a huge NFL fan but haven’t attended a game since 1997.

One reason I enjoy drag racing is the crowd is so much smaller and I can usually get a ticket in general admission and have space around me. I can also move to another location if needed. It would be great to see drag racing have a much larger fan base but I would not want to attend as many events if we had 80 thousand packed into the grandstands.

 

[mick]

whatever sport you choose to go to, as long as phillie's karen is not seated near you.
that would be cool to find out facts on how vendors perform at various entertainment events. i have a feeling all the food and beverage concessions
are becoming consolidated. many years ago (20+) there was a food/drink vendor @ BIR called 'mom and pops'. they had one stand under the bleachers,
and another just entering zoo land. our group knew that older couple well enough they would remember us at events, and remember them stating
they were hanging it up after many years, as the nhra national was their cash cow, but they got pinched more every year until they had to close.