OK I here what you all are saying. This show is definately not for everyone. If you don't want to come - Don't. No problem. For those that do, here's how it breaks down:

$85 entry includes 2 weekends tickets so It's actually $42.50 for the weekend.

Nationals Events includes:

Massive Car Show - Equilivant size shows are very few
5 Pro Drift Shows - featuring world class teams
Nationals Swimsuit Contest - Competition of this caliber is only once a year
Triple action Burn-out contest - I don't know if this exhists anywhere else
Hydraulic contest - World class competition like at the Lowrider world Finals
Ludacris Concert - Saturday
Skid Row Concert - Sunday
Vendor area - the likes of which only surpassed be SEMA

This all comes to about $5.30 per national event. That's way below market value if you went to any of these events alone.

Plus you have the chance to win the XBOX billet awards
Plus you have the chance to win $6000 in Best of Show awards
Plus 2 cars are being given away - the Lotus Exige and the 550 hp NOPI EVO

Plus you can just hang out - meet new people and have a good time and pick up tons of freebies from the vendors. You can bring a cooler in so you don't have to pay the speedway prices for food. You can bring and grill and cookout by your car. I welcome your feedback and I hope to see you there.