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7/28/19, 8:40 PM | #31 | ||
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That was the two biggest crowds I’ve seen at Bloomington and Haubstadt. I think its simply a fact that racing attendance is a function of the general level of economic activity. What I’ve never seen is USAC presenting a strategy of where it is and where it wants to be. Still hoping. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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7/28/19, 8:43 PM | #32 | ||
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Yep. Reserving seats should be outlawed. We all don’t have the time to do that crap. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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7/28/19, 9:57 PM | #33 | ||
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I’m not a fan of seat saving myself, but do it out of necessity, especially during sprint week. What’s the alternative? Those that get in line for tickets first get first shot? You would still be aggravated. It may not seem fair, and I have been a little steamed at times myself, but one way or the other there are people who are going to get there first. My only real complaint, and I see it every big race I have been to where seat saving is allowed, is people taking up way mor space than they use or saving space for their coolers. This is behavior that is unacceptable in my book.
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7/29/19, 11:31 PM |
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Make all seats reserved. I would gladly pay 5 more for that, which is less than TSS charges.
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7/30/19, 12:00 AM | #35 | ||
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With that said, while I don’t agree that all seats should be reserved, I would not object if more tracks had at least some reserved seats. |
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7/30/19, 3:58 AM | #36 | ||
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As long as seat saving is allowed before the gates actually open I don't think I'll be going to Bloomington again. It's about an hour and a half from my house. Should be first come first serve.
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7/30/19, 6:02 AM |
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The people who really suck are the ones that save seats in the pits! Then they only go in the pits for 2-3 races a night and then complain when you set in their seat when they finally arrive. It really sucks when there isn't much of pit stands at that track. I've seen some bigger sprint car teams have to go to GA, just to see their car race because people saving seats.
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7/30/19, 9:37 AM |
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Race Count This Year: 6 Race Count Last Year: 14 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 21,644 |
Thread is getting old I know, But I don't think any track should have
BEFORE RACEDAY Seat Saving. Only complaint at LPS, Got there at 11am and had to go 7 rows from the bottom. Somewhat disabled and that trek isn't easy. Left it there all day and the people who had set seats next to me accused me of moving their seat. Almost had a scrap but he learned that his wife had put their seats right where they were. Ended up being friends. Last year I seen more than one disabled person being helped up the steps from way down. Yes they have turn one and turn two grandstands at plaza level but they're way out in the turns (Not my preferred vantage point) Hey, I had a great time, But I honestly liked the Bloomington solution. DAY OF RACE, Not one, two or three days before. Just my view. As for higher pay, Id say each track brings in at least a thousand more fans than a average USAC race My math says thats a extra 25k (Almost the full purse of a usac show) Some tracks depend on this to survive, SOme tracks it's a big bonus. But tacking a extra grand up top and raising the tail or tow money (Didn't make the feature) would be nice. Remember, almost half the field goes home losing a ton in tires, travel and pit passes. Some with tore up race cars.
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7/30/19, 2:15 PM |
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Race Count This Year: 8 Race Count Last Year: 43 Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 477 |
I think you should absolutely be able to mark your seat(s) once the gate open; first through the gate gets first crack at marking or sitting. Sure some folks can still mark too much but in the commotion it happens less.
I attend almost all races alone, so meat in the seat is a ridiculous stance, sometimes I have to pee or maybe I want to give the tracks extra money and walk the pits. If I got there early I should be able to stake a piece of grandstand that was open. Pretty much everyone respects that, but some don't. I do not, do not like random placed reserved seating. I had a personal experience and when I see marked by track reserved seats for season or other wise in random places I think less of the promoter. If you do reserved, do it in consistent sections, open it for anyone to be able to purchase, mark clearly AND advertise that some seats are reserved in press releases and web site. If you don't mark clearly and don't advertise and I get surprised on raceday, you better have a really good on track product before I hand you any more of my cash, because you just killed my trust.
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7/31/19, 12:54 PM |
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I agree with brsteg, saving seats is fine, but not until the gates open. Except for in the pits no saving seats in pit no matter what. I don't agree with people saving seats before the gates open or the day before.
We used to go to Limaland weekly. We'd go in when the gates open, mark our seat, sit down for a few minutes then go walk around and talk to our concession friends as the track was doing track prep. Then when hot laps are about to start go back and watch the races. We used to sit in the same spot for about 15 years every week, then we stopped going weekly when I started racing.
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