Problem is, the attendee requirements PRI posts on their website haven't changed, they just don't enforce them. They know the exhibitors are getting fed-up with it, but they like to be able to advertise the large number of attendees. Last year, after the show, they sent all exhibitors a letter, proposing that to fix the issue with all the non-racing/performance people at the show, they were going to start charging $25 to attend. This is what you get from SEMA running PRI. They did the same thing with SEMA, they let everyone in, and then when the exhibitors get upset, their answer is to charge to get it. I think SEMA is $50 now. Multiply that by the 100,000 plus attendees.Walter R. Malik wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2017 12:06 pm This show was conceived and came into its very existence as a common place for racing EXHIBITORS to be able to show their wares to those within the same industry so, all within that industry would be aware of what is available and where to get it.
THEY should be allowed and did make the original rules, (not the attendees), about who and from what venues were allowed to attend their show.
As happens with most good things ... these shows have become an industry unto themselves and things like attendee requirements change throughout time.
They're going to do the same thing with PRI. Cause an issue, by not enforcing their own rules, then make a ton of money, "fixing" the problem they caused.