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I don't think I'll pay for my dust outs ahead of time.I'll keep that 306 bucks in my wallet.

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Nothing like assuming everyone knows what you're talking about.

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Perhaps Aero has been sloshing down one too many ding-a-lings this evening.:32::3:

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Sorry maybe I'm the only one who got the memo:11:

The last 12 years if you had reserved seats you only had to pay the 2 or 3$ fee up front.Now they want ticket price and $ 3 fee up front.So instead of 36 bucks for 4 seats now they want 306 for the 3 usac races.I could see if there was a waiting list or they could even fill the stands:15:

let's
punish
the
loyal
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This is actually just a smart business decision. If you have only paid the small amount for the tickets, but yet for some reason can't make it, the track cannot sell that ticket due to not knowing whether you are coming or not. This makes sure they get their money one way or the other. Shouldn't bother anybody if you are going to the race anyway.

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Havent been to Eldora since the 24hrs of Four Crown whatever year that was...no plans of returning either

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When I started getting reserved seats you had to pick them up by 5 or they would re sell them.Actually after re- reading the memo I would only have to pay 176 by march 15 and 134 by august 15.

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Not too smart of a business decision, if I decide to go to another track!

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The letter I got showed $5 for reserved Patio seats. In the past all were $2.This reeks with a touch of greed. If you did not claim your seats they were resold.
Myself and a couple of friends got together and bought reserved seat early and I was the disgnated buyer. On race day we bought the GA tickets and we were good to go.
I will buy the seats I want, but some my buddies might hold off or not go at all.

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I can't even drive at night anymore. I maybe can sneak in a trip to the "Burg in at night, 33 miles one-way versus Eldora, 125 miles one-way. So I will never have a chance to go to Eldora ever again. Been going there since 1965.

But maybe that's OK though. What used to be one of my favorite fan-friendly feel-good tracks is no more. I used to just buy a GA ticket, walk in and sit down wherever I wanted. Usually on the hill in turn four in a lawn chair, way before terraces and seats and suites were put in. Bernice sold reseved seats for $1 in the top three(?) rows. Seems they are trying to NASCAR-ize (bastardize) Eldora too much. Nothing wrong with trying to make a buck, but too many rules and regulations about where you can or can't sit unless you come up with more $$$. It sort of leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.

So Eldora will have to be just a memory for me from now on.

OK, I'll quit griping now.

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Seadog, I agree with you completely on Eldora. It is sad to see what it has become. For so many years this was a must see track but now it is best to just be a memory.

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Didn't know about the if they weren't sold by 5 they ended up selling them. We've never bought reserved seats, we just show up the day of the race and buy them.

People can say what they want about Eldora, and the past few years it's been terrible, but I can remember NUMEROUS dusty nights when Earl had it too. There are definite problems there, and not denying that one bit.

Crazy thing is wasn't there a thread a few days ago about how "nobody would care if tickets went up a few dollars" to help out the promoter and the drivers?

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Poor ole tony needs the money

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It's kind of a catch 22. You want to support your favorite tracks no
matter what so they can stay open, but if you don't approve of track
prep or ticket policies it makes it awfully hard to keep going. I lean towards going no matter what because the people in charge right now won't be there forever. So, i try to go anyway but I let them know how I feel about the job they are doing, good or bad.

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Have been going to Eldora since 1960, but the last 3-4 years of poor track conditions have driven me away. Will make a few 350 mile trips to Terre Haute rather than 60 miles to the E.

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It was just another way for Earl to make a buck, and now Tony is really trying to cash in.

They haven't packed a USAC race at Eldusta in how long??............. So IMO, paying extra $$ for a reserved seat is dumb.

Show up, buy a ticket, and sit down...simple as that!

BTW, whoever pays for a reserved seat, just to sit on the concrete wall from the pit gate to the grandstand, seriously needs their head examined!

Several times in the past, about time for the 2nd heat, here comes some clown (and his woman) with his tickets out, looking at the wall and walking slow. Sure enough, he makes people move that have been in that spot since before hot laps. Even if the people only have to move 5', it's BS. You can hear the dude say, 'Sorry but you are in my seats' :11; :34:

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Can somebody try and explain to me why you need a RESERVED TICKET in the 1st place??????? I've been going to Eldora for 20 years and never (paid extra) for a reserved seat and have never had a bad spot to watch from. I sit all over the place too! I think it's hilarious how dumb people can be to pay "extra money" for a "special ticket" when it's not necessary. Oh, and then get on the internet and whine about it...LMAO

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Wing dings and Mud taxi extravaganzas makes the money, USAC pays the overhead. Buying a seat there is like a box of choclates. They are still on probation for our interainment dollar. I can hardly wait till they get it right, we'll be the first ones in line. Till then we'll race around Hoosierland. I can think of six tracks in Indiana I'd rather spend our racing dollars.

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I'm not sure what i agree with and what i don't agree with on the whole reserved ticket thing but i'm saying sometimes for us who have to travel 8 hours to get to a track having a reserved seat eases your mind depending on what time you arrive at the track.

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40 years our family has been sitting in turn 4 in lawn chairs. the guy with the horn (who has passed on) and our little family tradition at eldora. i buy 5 sections for the 1/2 crowns and we can't even fit every one in that wants to sit there. they don't even consider the 4 crowns a major event on their schedule. now they want over $600.00 for lawn chair spots? Then want me to sell their tickets and commit to what is becoming a dwindling crowd with my friends because of their failure to produce anything other than sand for a dirt track. seems over the years when i talk someone into coming back something like last years usac opener happens. NO Thanks eldora. all things change and pass. i think if i do come back i'll just buy a ticket and sit mostly where i want.

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I've never been to Eldora, but can someone tell me the benefits of reserved seating there? Better sight lines, better access to concessions? Haubstadt has reserved seats, and I sit there every time we go. For an extra $3, I get a seat with a better sight angle, a back rest and more leg room. It is well worth it to me.

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I sit in section F because it is close to the restrooms, concession stand and on a cold night it is the warmest seats in the place.

The only advantages I can think of are the reserved seats are warmer on a cool spring or fall night when the wind is out of the west. The PA is also better heard in the reserved area. Beyond that, I see no benefit to the extra money.
As for TSS, I agree with the sight line, so I usually sit just in front of you on the backstretch, but still choose not to spend the extra bucks!
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