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... Meanwhile, 65,000 people showed up for a Nationwide race in rural Iowa.

Doesn't NASCAR see a problem here?
 
Portland can sell over 40,000 tickets to a Camping World West race, but Los Angeles can only sell 70,000 tickets to a Sprint Cup Chase race?

Kentucky can sell out 66,000 seats for a Nationwide race, but Los A....... you get the picture.
 
I think

What is the problem exactly?

Andy is trying to ask why go all the way to California for fewer paying customers when more would come and pay their money much closer to where all the teams live..
Seemed to be fairly clear to me.
Betsy:rolleyes:
 
Andy is trying to ask why go all the way to California for fewer paying customers when more would come and pay their money much closer to where all the teams live..
Seemed to be fairly clear to me.
Betsy:rolleyes:
Exactly. There are plenty of other tracks that their races could go to that would sell more tickets and put on a better show. Southern California has made it perfectly clear, they don't want NASCAR.
 
I noticed on Sunday that the cameras did an excellent job of avoiding the stands. You caught only glimpses of the seats.

Guess everyone was "shopping" --- again.

I say give one of the Fontana dates to either Kansas or Kentucky. Cut your loses and move on ISC.
 
I noticed on Sunday that the cameras did an excellent job of avoiding the stands. You caught on glimpses of the seats.

Guess everyone was "shopping" --- again.

I say give one of the Fontana dates to either Kansas or Kentucky. Cut your loses and move on ISC.

I wouldn't say it was any worse than Loudon, where they had sections completely tarped off. Or Dega, or any multitudes of other races this year. Every subsequent race we've seen tons of empty seats. Percentage wise, I'd bet CA was not much worse that those others.
 
The economy is hurting EVERY RACE TRACK. Sure one of the other tracks may sell out the first year...... then it will be the same old thing. People don't have the money to go to the races anymore..I know I don't.
 
I noticed on Sunday that the cameras did an excellent job of avoiding the stands. You caught only glimpses of the seats.

Guess everyone was "shopping" --- again.

I say give one of the Fontana dates to either Kansas or Kentucky. Cut your loses and move on ISC.

TRL, did you see during the Nationwide race? :eek:
 
... Meanwhile, 65,000 people showed up for a Nationwide race in rural Iowa.

Doesn't NASCAR see a problem here?
How many fans are in the stands is secondary, Andy, to the fact that NA__AR is present in the SoCal market. Having butts in the seats is just "Icing on the cake." What NA__AR is concerned is the market exposure they get by staging one of their performances in the Los Angeles area. That's why NA__AR got so wet between their legs when they thought that they could get an event in the NYC market.

It's all about perception and not about performance.

You, I and other race fans care about the racing. NA__AR continues to care about marketing. I'm beginning to wonder if they realize that the two are connected?
 
You, I and other race fans care about the racing. NA__AR continues to care about marketing. I'm beginning to wonder if they realize that the two are connected?


Ding, ding, ding --- we have a winner. You are right, JG. It's all about marketing. I don't think TPTB in Daytona Beach have a clue.
 
How many fans are in the stands is secondary, Andy, to the fact that NA__AR is present in the SoCal market. Having butts in the seats is just "Icing on the cake." What NA__AR is concerned is the market exposure they get by staging one of their performances in the Los Angeles area. That's why NA__AR got so wet between their legs when they thought that they could get an event in the NYC market.

It's all about perception and not about performance.

You, I and other race fans care about the racing. NA__AR continues to care about marketing. I'm beginning to wonder if they realize that the two are connected?

There's the crux of it right there. Not only do they get celebrities visiting the track, they get a lot more mainstream coverage as well.
 
I wouldn't say it was any worse than Loudon, where they had sections completely tarped off. Or Dega, or any multitudes of other races this year. Every subsequent race we've seen tons of empty seats. Percentage wise, I'd bet CA was not much worse that those others.

I attend every Loudon race and I don't recall "tarped off sections".
Dover on the other has been"tarping off sections" for two years now.
Loudon is one of the few tracks that consistently sells out every Cup race,and has for the last 24 races in a row.
Perhaps what you see at Loudon is the Friday and Saturday races where they don't open the Laconia section,but even those races,the stands are 85 to 90 percent full.The Modifieds certainly put on one helluva good show up here,and sometimes are more exciting than the Nationwide or Truck races.
 
I attend every Loudon race and I don't recall "tarped off sections".
Dover on the other has been"tarping off sections" for two years now.
Loudon is one of the few tracks that consistently sells out every Cup race,and has for the last 24 races in a row.
Perhaps what you see at Loudon is the Friday and Saturday races where they don't open the Laconia section,but even those races,the stands are 85 to 90 percent full.The Modifieds certainly put on one helluva good show up here,and sometimes are more exciting than the Nationwide or Truck races.

Mighta been Dover, I could be wrong. I know it was a recent race where, on Sunday, numerous sections were tarped off.
 
I dunno, I actually think Daytona is the most boring track, Bristol being the most exciting.
 
And its the most boring track on the Cup schedule.
Not in my eyes. it is an exciting track and keeps filling the stands, unlike some other tracks.

Not to mention that most of the drivers love the challenge at Pocono.
 
... Meanwhile, 65,000 people showed up for a Nationwide race in rural Iowa.

Doesn't NASCAR see a problem here?

Does that rural Iowa town have two major league baseball teams in a playoff battle? It'd be more fair to compare last week's attendance with that for the track's spring date.
 
Does that rural Iowa town have two major league baseball teams in a playoff battle? It'd be more fair to compare last week's attendance with that for the track's spring date.

Yes, but Los Angeles is also the second largest city in the U.S.
 
Indianapolis, by far, is the most boring track on the schedule.

Then again, this comes from the person who thinks Danica Patrick is ugly.:rolleyes:
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[In Austin Powers voice]: She's a man, man.
 
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