Comments on: Tiananmen Squared http://murphythebear.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/25/tiananmen-squared/ Scurrilous Stuff! Tue, 15 May 2012 11:59:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: murphy http://murphythebear.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/25/tiananmen-squared/comment-page-1/#comment-21598 murphy Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:58:54 +0000 http://murphythebear.com/blog/?p=262#comment-21598 My apologies, Cypher09, you are right, at least as far as outlet Comcast Tickets is concerned. Murphy was a little surprised, there having never been a road course race sellout in history. It's a heck of a marketing idea, though, as one of Murphy's friends (who has something to do with such things) pointed out to him in a note this morning: "What a concept! Just stop selling tickets and say you are "sold out." Why didn't I think of that? Further proof Jimmy Hoffa is buried somewhere underneath NJ Motorsports Park." On the other hand, perhaps Grand Am has hit on yet another way to discourage those pesky spectators from getting in the way of their team's fun club weekend. My apologies, Cypher09, you are right, at least as far as outlet Comcast Tickets is concerned. Murphy was a little surprised, there having never been a road course race sellout in history. It’s a heck of a marketing idea, though, as one of Murphy’s friends (who has something to do with such things) pointed out to him in a note this morning:

“What a concept! Just stop selling tickets and say you are “sold out.” Why didn’t I think of that? Further proof Jimmy Hoffa is buried somewhere underneath NJ Motorsports Park.”

On the other hand, perhaps Grand Am has hit on yet another way to discourage those pesky spectators from getting in the way of their team’s fun club weekend.

]]> By: DrewM http://murphythebear.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/25/tiananmen-squared/comment-page-1/#comment-21597 DrewM Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:34:44 +0000 http://murphythebear.com/blog/?p=262#comment-21597 There are no longer tickets available through Comcast Tickets, however when I called the track directly they said there would be no problem walking up on Sunday and getting admission. There are no longer tickets available through Comcast Tickets, however when I called the track directly they said there would be no problem walking up on Sunday and getting admission.

]]> By: Cypher09 http://murphythebear.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/25/tiananmen-squared/comment-page-1/#comment-21596 Cypher09 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:26:05 +0000 http://murphythebear.com/blog/?p=262#comment-21596 I've been sitting on top of the infield hill at Lime Rock watching the Esses every summer for the better part of a decade, so it came as quite a shock when the lady on the phone today told me that there were no available tickets for this weekends event at NJMP. I’ve been sitting on top of the infield hill at Lime Rock watching the Esses every summer for the better part of a decade, so it came as quite a shock when the lady on the phone today told me that there were no available tickets for this weekends event at NJMP.

]]> By: murphy http://murphythebear.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/25/tiananmen-squared/comment-page-1/#comment-21595 murphy Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:04:37 +0000 http://murphythebear.com/blog/?p=262#comment-21595 Sold out? A road course venue? You're kidding, aren't you? (Perhaps you've never been to a race where you don't sit in bleachers?) Sold out? A road course venue? You’re kidding, aren’t you? (Perhaps you’ve never been to a race where you don’t sit in bleachers?)

]]> By: Cypher09 http://murphythebear.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/25/tiananmen-squared/comment-page-1/#comment-21594 Cypher09 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:09:00 +0000 http://murphythebear.com/blog/?p=262#comment-21594 Funny you should mention Grand-Am "eliminating spectators from the equation" because according to the sales office at the track this weekends event at NJ Motorsports Park is sold out. Funny you should mention Grand-Am “eliminating spectators from the equation” because according to the sales office at the track this weekends event at NJ Motorsports Park is sold out.

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