David Rhodes ATA President said almost 5,000 Shooters @ Grand

So far they are close to 3,000 shooters from that number.

 

All I want to see is the number of entries for the "Main Event".

 

Is he the same guy from the 2012 fiasco?

 

1771 on the GAH....Flyers big shoot. One third of the Vandalia era.
Less than 3000 shooters. The ATA is using the classified 3,000 number. 5% of those classified are people bringing their friends cards in so they can get a participation pin. 2800 is a closer number.

 

Out of curiosity, how are the numbers, compared to last year?

 

I wonder how the 1771 total entries in the GAH is calculated. There are 1761 names listed on the ATA website as being entered in the GAH. 17 of those shooters didn’t fire a shot. Even if those 17 shooters paid but didn’t shoot, that still leaves them 10 shooters short of the reported total. Perhaps the ATA went to the MSNBC school of reporting?

 

Damn, on the poll thread I estimated between 1900 and 1950.
If that delegate from Brazil would have talked just 129 more of his buddies into making the trip I would have hit it.

 

Two events up, every other event down. Who would have guessed?

 

Very similar situation at the Cardinal Classic. A couple events up a few entries each, the rest were down. There has to be some magic number of entries that every facility needs to break even. The CC was just over 1/2 the size it had been prior to Covid.