A few of my wrenching buddies and I were discussing how much NSRA & Goodguys charge to get into their "Mega-Rod-Runs".
I guess they way we see it, NSRA & Goodguys should let us rodders, the owner of the vehicles that are actually drawing the spectators to the event, in to these events for free. Let me see if I can persuade some of you to agree with us on this.
Lets use the attendance records from the 2001 Street Rod Nationals in Louisville as an example. It costs $35.00 to get in if you are a member, $63.00 if you are not. A Dec-200 Street Rodder magazine article stated that in 2000 they had 11,261 street rods and 35,000 spectators in Louisville.
1.0 Assuming half the cars were NSRA members: 11,261 / 2 = 5630
5630 * $35 = $177,345 NSRA members
5630 * $63 = $354,690 non-members
Sub-total $532,035 entrance fee for street rod drivers
2.0 Assuming 1/3 of the spectators were NSRA members: 35,000 / 3 = 11,666
11,666 * $35 = $ 408,310 NSRA spectators
23,334 * $65 = $1,516,710 non-NSRA spectators
Sub-total $1,925,020 spectator fee
3.0 Total money made from street rodders and spectators:
$532,035 entrance fee for street rod drivers
$1,925,020 spectator fee
Grand Total $2,457,055
2.5 million dollars and that doesn't even include the money they made off of the 294 exhibitors and all the food peddlers.
Why is it that the NSRA and Goodguys organizations charge us to allow them to make money off of our cars? Yeah, they have a great giveaway program, but does anyone really think the organizers are paying full price for these goodies. You can bet they are either given to the organizers, traded for entry fees & publicity or are purchased for pennies on the dollar.
To each their own I guess, building and driving the car is what I am about.
As for me I will continue to stick to the local cruise-ins and charity rod runs.
I guess they way we see it, NSRA & Goodguys should let us rodders, the owner of the vehicles that are actually drawing the spectators to the event, in to these events for free. Let me see if I can persuade some of you to agree with us on this.
Lets use the attendance records from the 2001 Street Rod Nationals in Louisville as an example. It costs $35.00 to get in if you are a member, $63.00 if you are not. A Dec-200 Street Rodder magazine article stated that in 2000 they had 11,261 street rods and 35,000 spectators in Louisville.
1.0 Assuming half the cars were NSRA members: 11,261 / 2 = 5630
5630 * $35 = $177,345 NSRA members
5630 * $63 = $354,690 non-members
Sub-total $532,035 entrance fee for street rod drivers
2.0 Assuming 1/3 of the spectators were NSRA members: 35,000 / 3 = 11,666
11,666 * $35 = $ 408,310 NSRA spectators
23,334 * $65 = $1,516,710 non-NSRA spectators
Sub-total $1,925,020 spectator fee
3.0 Total money made from street rodders and spectators:
$532,035 entrance fee for street rod drivers
$1,925,020 spectator fee
Grand Total $2,457,055
2.5 million dollars and that doesn't even include the money they made off of the 294 exhibitors and all the food peddlers.
Why is it that the NSRA and Goodguys organizations charge us to allow them to make money off of our cars? Yeah, they have a great giveaway program, but does anyone really think the organizers are paying full price for these goodies. You can bet they are either given to the organizers, traded for entry fees & publicity or are purchased for pennies on the dollar.
To each their own I guess, building and driving the car is what I am about.
As for me I will continue to stick to the local cruise-ins and charity rod runs.