VIR charging admission to spectate HPDEs

JamesMilko · **Posted:** Fri Apr 06, 2012 1:57 pm

From their Facebook:

Virginia International Raceway
Whether you are a car or bike enthusiast we have something for everyone. Tarheel Sports Car Club is here on our north course and NESBA will be on the south course. Admission is $10.00 per person per day. Then end your evening for drinks and dinner at the Oak Tree Tavern.

Wow VIR, really? THSCC gets a cut of that of course, right? :roll:

I'm assuming this is new since I've never heard of it before.

JohnByers · **Posted:** Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:31 pm

Saw that too. BS, VIR getting too big for their britches?

steve remchak · **Posted:** Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:33 pm

JohnByers wrote:

Saw that too. BS, VIR getting too big for their britches?

tsk, tsk, tsk, anyone that believes VIR will chase off customers by charging more is mistaken. i believe that discussion occurred this weekend actually..... something about a big chicken and who (whom?) was actually holding the head.

if nothing else maybe some of those spectators might decide to run a HPDE with us some day. i was amazed by the number of cars at the open house. sadly 60% were convertibles.

shawnwhipple · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 6:28 pm **Posts:** 603

Actually, I remember them saying they would charge a $10 entry fee for non-participants ever since they opened. Back then you just had to say you were with the THSCC event and they let you in for free. Things have probably changed since I haven't been there in years.

I don't recall them "advertising" HPDE dates as a spectator events though. I'd wonder what the track is doing to keep random spectators out of harms way? and out of everyones stuff in the pits?

Shawn

RickyBeam · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:02 pm

Technically, spectators shouldn't be in the paddock area. But there's no actual gate at the entrance (that I recall), and there's no staff there. There are specific places for spectators to park, and watch. (trivial to walk from there to the paddock...)

Andrew Jonell · **Joined:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:43 pm **Posts:** 1350

I wonder if VIR can hear me drop a dime in Raleigh.

Michael Westerfield · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:23 pm

Andrew Jonell wrote:

I wonder if VIR can hear me drop a dime in Raleigh.

I got a letter from VIR last week. Since I'm in VA now, they are going to charge me 10$ to show up at me kid's soccer or dance practice too. I tried to tell them it was just practice, not even an event just like a HPDE, but they didn't care.

Andrew Jonell · **Joined:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:43 pm **Posts:** 1350

I'm going to tell VIR that you showed up yesterday. The bill should be in the mail.

Michael Westerfield · **Posted:** Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:55 pm

Andrew Jonell wrote:

I'm going to tell VIR that you showed up yesterday. The bill should be in the mail.

I told them I was driving. They didn't ask if that only included parade laps.

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:19 am

I'm not at all surprised. As I have said many times before, if VIR could figure out a way to charge for the air we breathe they would do so.

Mark Barnes · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:26 pm

I hear they are installing credit card machines at the urinals....

steve remchak · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 5:13 pm

Mark Barnes wrote:

I hear they are installing credit card machines at the urinals....

piss on that ...............

JamesMilko · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 5:35 pm

Soon you'll have to pay for your paddock parking spot.

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 5:56 pm

JamesMilko wrote:

Soon you'll have to pay for your paddock parking spot.

Or pay for any parking. Paddock or otherwise?

Richard

JamesMilko · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:43 pm

And a thread about a HPDE wouldn't be complete without me saying what I broke during it. As awful as my car sounded it turned out to just be a broken/clogged cat. Watching some video I may have hit it on the ground in T7, things went downhill shortly after I went uphill. I'm sure my piston melting adventures weakened it beforehand.

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