Originally Posted by nowingsjeff:
Maybe if a pint of domestic beer wasn't $7.00, the food wasn't some outlandish price or you didn't have to pay for parking, Perris would have some people in the stands. I love the place because of the racing, but they are far from fan friendly. The fair board or whoever keeps sticking it to the locals and then seem perplexed that no one shows up anymore. Then they want to blame the sanctioning body. UNBELIEVABLE!!!
I would agree with a lot of that. Last year was the first time I made the trip so I've only been out there once. I LOVE the place, but the prices are high. I know the cost of living is more on the west coast, but I could see why it would be hard to attend all the time. One thing I really didn't agree with is that they wouldn't let people out via pass-out unless you had a pit pass (talking Ovals...might be different for other shows). I think people should be allowed to go to their cars if they choose. Like I said, I've only been once, but it sure is much cheaper to go racing around here. If costs were the same here, I think the crowds would take a hit.