Spurring of the post about the new concerts..
I believe this will be my 22nd year in attendance of the races. Many of you folks here have been coming going much longer than that! I believe there's some very elementary things, which could greatly benefit the event. With minimal overhead cost.
We all talk about prize money. Well, there must be a better gross income from the event first. Period. So..here's a few ways of doing that, over a 2-3 year time-frame. These are low-cost things, that would make big differences.
1.) R&R
There needs to be large convenience areas set-up, with free water, coffee, shade, and even places to kick back and rest. If they need to haul in a few acres of turf, and set-up a lounge.. then do it. The cost of this alone would be pennies, compared to the benefits. Let's face it, a whole day in the sun out there might be wonderful to us die-hard's, but newbies, ladies, and kids .. it can tend to be tough. Considering what it takes to hydrate a small family for the day; it currently would cost a small fortune.. The fans would greatly appreciate having at least a incy bit of luxury.
This needs to be a place where the moms and kids can hang-out for a few hours, plug in their phones, surf wifi, have a drink, eat their lunch (from one of the food stands) and relax. Some of the vendors would even benefit from this. It's a win-win. At Oshkosh there's shades around every corner. Why not at Reno? If the wife and kids are 'done' after the first day or two, they are going to hang out at the hotel the rest of the week, and or maybe not even come back the next year.
2.) Pits, Entrance, and Parking
The admission needs to be all-inclusive. Even if the overall price went up. Pit passes, General Passes.. yada, yada. If someone buys in, they should get to see the planes up close. And enter from any entrance. West gate including. There needs to be big signs for the newbies... - SPORT CLASS THIS WAY, FORMULA THAT WAY.. Catch my drift? A lot of people in attendance during the weekend have no idea where to go see these planes up close. Aside from a little map in the program. They might arrive after the morning races, and not have any familiarity with the smaller classes at all. Why not introduce the crowds to the other classes better? Maybe there would be a bigger turnout in the morning. Which works well for everybody. Parking needs to be free, all around stead. if RARA needs to buy-off some of the lot-owners during race-reek, so be it. The customer shouldn't pay to park in the middle of the desert.
3.) Free trolly's
Going to / from the GA gate, and through the pits all the way to the west gate. There should be two of them running constantly. With more vendors setting up shop on the west end.
Let's face it. For the average airshow person. Reno is work. It takes work to walk the pits.. it's blazing hot, or freezing cold. It's windy. It's dry. There's not much to do for relief. The whole experience needs to be revived to encourage the new attendee to stay awhile. Enjoy. And come back..
- Joseph
I believe this will be my 22nd year in attendance of the races. Many of you folks here have been coming going much longer than that! I believe there's some very elementary things, which could greatly benefit the event. With minimal overhead cost.
We all talk about prize money. Well, there must be a better gross income from the event first. Period. So..here's a few ways of doing that, over a 2-3 year time-frame. These are low-cost things, that would make big differences.
1.) R&R
There needs to be large convenience areas set-up, with free water, coffee, shade, and even places to kick back and rest. If they need to haul in a few acres of turf, and set-up a lounge.. then do it. The cost of this alone would be pennies, compared to the benefits. Let's face it, a whole day in the sun out there might be wonderful to us die-hard's, but newbies, ladies, and kids .. it can tend to be tough. Considering what it takes to hydrate a small family for the day; it currently would cost a small fortune.. The fans would greatly appreciate having at least a incy bit of luxury.
This needs to be a place where the moms and kids can hang-out for a few hours, plug in their phones, surf wifi, have a drink, eat their lunch (from one of the food stands) and relax. Some of the vendors would even benefit from this. It's a win-win. At Oshkosh there's shades around every corner. Why not at Reno? If the wife and kids are 'done' after the first day or two, they are going to hang out at the hotel the rest of the week, and or maybe not even come back the next year.
2.) Pits, Entrance, and Parking
The admission needs to be all-inclusive. Even if the overall price went up. Pit passes, General Passes.. yada, yada. If someone buys in, they should get to see the planes up close. And enter from any entrance. West gate including. There needs to be big signs for the newbies... - SPORT CLASS THIS WAY, FORMULA THAT WAY.. Catch my drift? A lot of people in attendance during the weekend have no idea where to go see these planes up close. Aside from a little map in the program. They might arrive after the morning races, and not have any familiarity with the smaller classes at all. Why not introduce the crowds to the other classes better? Maybe there would be a bigger turnout in the morning. Which works well for everybody. Parking needs to be free, all around stead. if RARA needs to buy-off some of the lot-owners during race-reek, so be it. The customer shouldn't pay to park in the middle of the desert.
3.) Free trolly's
Going to / from the GA gate, and through the pits all the way to the west gate. There should be two of them running constantly. With more vendors setting up shop on the west end.
Let's face it. For the average airshow person. Reno is work. It takes work to walk the pits.. it's blazing hot, or freezing cold. It's windy. It's dry. There's not much to do for relief. The whole experience needs to be revived to encourage the new attendee to stay awhile. Enjoy. And come back..
- Joseph
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