There was a reason it was on the chopping block, same as Seattle.
1) the race was unsponsored
2) COVID restrictions
3) difficulty getting there
I grew up at Epping and melted when they got the event in 2013, but also knew that it would be a challenge for car counts due to one thing TRAVEL. Both Kyle & Bob hit the nail on the head with 'travel costs'. Epping does not have a lot of accommodations inside a 30 mile radius (Manchester to the west and Portsmouth to the Northeast)...then its the start of vacation season and now tourists & race teams are fighting for the same hotel rooms.
I am a sportsman racer, but understand that pros draw the crowds...with the event being unsponsored, plus low car counts, how would this be a profitable event for NHRA?
My personal feeling is, that if Tasca & DeJoria didn't step up with sponsorship, even with the state lifting COVID restrictions, this race would have been cancelled just like Seattle.