Re: NHRA qualifying on ESPN2@6:30pm EST today (Saturday)
[Re: slantzilla]
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06/29/13 11:14 PM
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PS qualifing on NOW ....and the stands are maybe 1/4 full .... 
That's because they don't run on nitro. 
WHO was it that said that Jason Line does ??... !!
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Re: NHRA qualifying on ESPN2@6:30pm EST today (Saturday)
[Re: dOrk !]
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06/30/13 09:27 AM
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PS qualifing on NOW ....and the stands are maybe 1/4 full ....
I was going to bring a guy from work who had never been to a NHRA or any drag racing to Route 66 for qualifying. It was $41.00 for general admission on Fri (have to take the day off work)and $61.00 for Sat - I didn't even look at what Sun cost. General Admission - you sit in the last rows of stands and no standing in the aisle near the track or the security will make you move. Needless to say we didn't go - looks like many others didn't either.
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Re: NHRA qualifying on ESPN2@11pm EST tonight (update))
[Re: pittsburghracer]
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06/30/13 09:34 AM
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Don't forget Final round of qualifying is back on at 11 pm EST tonight on ESPN2. 
I watched it last night on TV... man were they flying...
new records and the track was perfect.. it'll be
great to watch Sunday night and have a track that
BOTH lanes are working
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Re: NHRA qualifying on ESPN2@6:30pm EST today (Saturday)
[Re: MRMOPAR622]
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06/30/13 10:10 AM
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Reserved seats are only a few $$$ more and well worth the $$$
WELL WORTH IT ? ... that is your call.... on YERRR Visa or MC. But many people in CHICAGOland do not agree ... the-proof is-in-the-puddin' .... MUCH of the stands did not have arses in them .... 
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Re: NHRA qualifying on ESPN2@6:30pm EST today (Saturday)
[Re: dOrk !]
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06/30/13 10:23 AM
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Reserved seats are only a few $$$ more and well worth the $$$
WELL WORTH IT ? ... that is your call.... on YERRR Visa or MC. But many people in CHICAGOland do not agree ... the-proof is-in-the-puddin' .... MUCH of the stands did not have arses in them ....
For the added few bucks to get the reserved seats..
yes its worth it... thats the reserved seats.. is it
a deal to go to the event... I dont think so... I've
only been to 4 big events over the years... Milan,
Route 66 and 2 at Norwalk... by the time you pay for everything
it gets pretty pricey.. when I went to 66 or Norwalk
I would go for the Friday and Saturday so that meant
getting a hotel room... I always made it home to watch
the Sunday racing on TV.. but the Friday and Saturday
show you got to see ALL of the cars trying to qualify
instead of just the 16 in each field
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Re: NHRA qualifying on ESPN2@6:30pm EST today (Saturday)
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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06/30/13 10:51 AM
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Matt and I hope to be at Norwalk next Friday. 2 rounds of the pro's, sportsmen racing, and then back home so we can race on Saturday at PRP.
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Re: NHRA qualifying on ESPN2@6:30pm EST today (Saturday)
[Re: 68hemiss]
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06/30/13 07:25 PM
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PS qualifing on NOW ....and the stands are maybe 1/4 full ....
I was going to bring a guy from work who had never been to a NHRA or any drag racing to Route 66 for qualifying. It was $41.00 for general admission on Fri (have to take the day off work)and $61.00 for Sat - I didn't even look at what Sun cost. General Admission - you sit in the last rows of stands and no standing in the aisle near the track or the security will make you move. Needless to say we didn't go - looks like many others didn't either.
Same scenario for me, took a friend who had not been. I bought two General Admission tickets $50.00 each. At the gate they refused to let us bring in our umbrellas even if we promised to use them only while walking around in the pits and such, not in the stands. Nope. Also, only ONE sealed bottle of water allowed per person. Ok.
We tried to sit in the south bleachers but there was bleacher cops guarding each aisle and when they saw we had GA tickets they turned us away. This was earlier in the day (around noon) and those seats were 95% empty. So we sat in the north bleachers which were also mostly empty.
People didn't start showing up till shortly before the nitro show, and even then during first round top fuel qualifying the stands were at best 40% full. It was cloudy most of the day but there was only one very brief rain delay, then it cleared up and was sunny and beautiful by the time the circus started.
The Route66 crew had the track prepped very well and it showed. Had some great air and saw some new track records.
"These go to eleven", Nigel Tufnel
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Re: NHRA qualifying on ESPN2@6:30pm EST today (Saturday)
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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06/30/13 08:26 PM
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A cheap way to get into the races for multiple days, your choice on days, is to get a racer to buy or sell you a full event pit crew pass   I've done that in the past for those freinds that can attende multiple days, those pit passes also allow you into the participant stands, they're near the starting line usually.  
......OR be good BUD's with a contingency sponsor ... .... I had as many as TWENTY full event passes that I just gave away ..... 
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... starts in 11 minutes ...