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1/24/2016 6:23pm
1/24/2016 6:23pm
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1/27/2016 7:35pm
I know this topic gets brought up every week but I feel it's important to see the strength and growth of our sport.
Place looked absolutely packed on tv last night but Feld official attendance (which I know they exaggerate and doesn't reflect actual number of people) was listed as less than Anaheim 1. I sure thought it was another sellout.
Place looked absolutely packed on tv last night but Feld official attendance (which I know they exaggerate and doesn't reflect actual number of people) was listed as less than Anaheim 1. I sure thought it was another sellout.
The Shop
I wonder what happens to the scalpers investments for the blocks of tickets that go unsold. Do they somehow insurance them?
65 for 400s
It's a nasty, very stressful business according to "Bob".
Also, when Art Echman was announcing the races weren't shown until the next week.
After they moved, they knocked down huge sections of the grandstands in the outfield, and you get what we have now.
On another note, venue changing has it's effects too. In my opinion moving the race to Petco pulls the event further away from people that would have commuted to Qualcomm. Putting it downtown (as pretty as it is), takes it further away from the OC and Temecula Valley areas. San Diegan's already attended the Qualcomm, it's proximity pulled out-of-towners. So sticking it downtown makes no sense as far as attracting more people.
Same thing for Glendale vs Downtown Phoenix. Chase field is an awesome venue. The stadium itself is very comfortable for the visitor as the mezzanine goes all the way around the stadium, indoors with food and merch everywhere. Plus you can stay at a hotel in the area and walk to the stadium. The surrounding area is full of shops and restaurants (not to mention TGI Fridays inside the stadium). I am interested to see how many seats sell for Glendale.
Pit Row
Does St. Louis and the other high capacity stadiums have massive turnouts today like they did 15-20 yrs ago?
I go to a lot of NBA games that are not much more than half full yet they get announced as being sold out.
Told my bud before heat 1 that the crowd was way better than A1.
Most other parents/kids get in the sport after seeing it live. This is the best sport to see in person and you are hooked once witnessing it. Anyone who thinks having packed stadiums isn't important to the sport is sadly mistaken. Why do you think these motorcycle brands spend so much money competing in this series?
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