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Post by Buck on Jul 29, 2019 19:07:51 GMT -8
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Post by montybriscoe on Jul 30, 2019 20:09:14 GMT -8
Okay, I have been going to M-O for 30 years and I want to set everyone straight about one thing that keeps getting said that is simply not true. The crowd there Sunday, though nice, was nowhere close to the crowds that were there from 1993 to 1998 when CART was the shit.
In 1995, 40,000 came out on Friday. Yesterday looked like a Friday crowd from back in the day, maybe bigger. 70,000 on race day was the norm back then. Back then the infield was packed from the Keyhole clear down into the esses at turns 5, 6, & 7. They also put up a grandstand up in turn 6. That stand and the two on backstretch going into turn 4 were full. The hills and mounds in Thunder Valley were packed as well. Yesterday, the esses at 5 through 7 were pretty bare. It would take two hours to get out of the infield after the race, yesterday it took an hour.
I heard people at the track Sunday say this was the bigger than any of those 90s crowds. Ummmmmm.....no🤣
I would say 45,000 minimum, perhaps 50K but that is a generous estimate by yours truely.
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Post by montybriscoe on Jul 30, 2019 20:19:29 GMT -8
I also got busted three times for the barely and unknowingly violating the white line rule in the pits. Anyone who had a pit pass knows what I am talking about.
I think I will stick to a paddock pass next year. The starting grid walk was a cluster fuck and not a single driver came out to the grid. I could not even get to the first 3 rows on the grid. Definitely didn't find value in my pit pass at $85 a pop.
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Post by montybriscoe on Jul 30, 2019 20:22:36 GMT -8
I hear some say that the drivers are becoming less accessible. Outside of the Friday autograph session, this is becoming more valid as time goes on. Only drivers I saw who signed outside their hauler/garage was Will Power and Alexander Rossi. Rossi was signing for all the kids which was great to see.
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Post by montybriscoe on Aug 1, 2019 18:11:49 GMT -8
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Post by montybriscoe on Aug 1, 2019 18:13:14 GMT -8
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Post by montybriscoe on Aug 1, 2019 18:14:56 GMT -8
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Post by Power Fan79 on Aug 1, 2019 19:50:57 GMT -8
Awesome pictures, thanks for sharing!!
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Post by montybriscoe on Aug 2, 2019 16:59:18 GMT -8
Stadium Super Trucks were lots of fun.
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Post by Codfish on Aug 2, 2019 18:51:13 GMT -8
Laguna is still shit and will produce shit racing... Just finished watching DVR of Mid-Ohio - outstanding racing... Why aren't they using this track for the season finale...?
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Post by montybriscoe on Aug 3, 2019 12:00:27 GMT -8
Just added more photos. This is for Placid.
ROSSSSSSIIIII! Talking to people out at Mid-Ohio and general observation, he is becoming the most popular driver in Indy Car with the fans.
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Post by loudpedal on Aug 3, 2019 12:51:07 GMT -8
Just added more photos. This is for Placid.
ROSSSSSSIIIII! Talking to people out at Mid-Ohio and general observation, he is becoming the most popular driver in Indy Car with the fans. He is a cool dude, drives hard and does not talk shit. He's been my favorite since he came over from F1.
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Post by montybriscoe on Aug 4, 2019 18:53:58 GMT -8
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Post by Sabrina81 on Aug 4, 2019 19:57:20 GMT -8
Better than my iPhone photos! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by montybriscoe on Aug 8, 2019 9:10:03 GMT -8
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Post by montybriscoe on Aug 10, 2019 6:44:55 GMT -8
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