Quote Originally Posted by 95gto View Post
I agree with this. The NG typically has three personality types that attend: those who are there for the racing, those who are there for the car show, and those who are there to just hang out. Most of the people who are still coming are a combination of at least two of these types. The key to boosting attendance is to try to cater to each type as much as possible.

Perhaps a solution would be to purposely have non-racing alternatives mapped out for the attendees that don't want to race or don't want to watch others race. This way people have things to do while others are racing. Nothing stops people from doing this now, but organizing some "official" non-racing events will help make the non-racers feel included the whole week. Also I think everyone would enjoy a good cruise at each NG. We all like driving these cars, when they aren't broken that is.
This is probably one of the main reasons why the UMG continues to be so popular. Like BRG it fits the majority of the owners. Family oriented, hang out, cruise, go karts... So few of us race our cars anymore.

That and a severe lack of advertising. In the past it was the local groups which hyped up the national event. With those numbers dying, so did the advertising.

Sad to say but if the focus on NG is just racing then that's ultimately the reason attendance has fallen.