Cant watch from the fence?

#16 08-30-2008, 10:58 AM

We watched ALKY F/C 2nd round from the fence Fri. and wasn't bothered .

#17 08-30-2008, 12:21 PM

If they enforce this at Gainville it should be interesting. It is literally 4-5 deep at G-ville every year on the pit side.

#18 08-30-2008, 08:55 PM

There HAS to be something said for TRADITION. Most of my childhood was spent clutching onto a chain-link fence while the adults stood there watching the race.

I would rather do the fence thing than the "sit in the stands" thing at most tracks. Everytime I have had seats for a race, I ended up standing up the entire time, because once some jackass stands up, everybody has to...

LVMS is one exception: The stands are angled relative to the track, so you can sit in your seat and see the entire 1320 and shut-down area.

#19 08-30-2008, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by John Rogers

In my post above I was speaking of the west side.

(dang it's almost 3:30am - I've got to be up at 6!)

uh,,...why???? Are you racing 1st round in super gas/ super comp or something?

Making breakfast for the teams in INDY???? Sleep in dude, at least until 8am....

#20 08-30-2008, 10:48 PM

They had some hard ass jerks trying to keep people off the fences yesterday and the day before but it didn' last. Today the fences were full of fence birds everywhere, Hey, that's the way it is supposed to be, right??
I love it, raced for 40+++ years and I am finally at INDY. BK

#21 08-31-2008, 07:28 AM

Good morning from the pits, sure was nice to be back to normal. Yesterday the fences were packed.

#22 08-31-2008, 07:38 AM

If they did keep people off the fence the only good thing about it would be NOT HEARING PAUL PAGE talk about it!!!!!! (What a crowd they are 3 or more back the place is packed blah blah blah)

#23 08-31-2008, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by James Shannon

If they enforce this at Gainville it should be interesting. It is literally 4-5 deep at G-ville every year on the pit side.

Paul Page in the making....LOL....j/k

#24 08-31-2008, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Tim Charlet

uh,,...why???? Are you racing 1st round in super gas/ super comp or something?

Making breakfast for the teams in INDY???? Sleep in dude, at least until 8am....

Oh that's a good one Timmah! John Rogers "sleeping in" at Indy! Man, he'd sleep at the track under the bleachers if they'd let him!

#25 08-31-2008, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Kushon

Man, he'd sleep at the track under the bleachers if they'd let him!

Does the parking lot count?

#26 08-31-2008, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by John Rogers

Does the parking lot count?

Damn John, you get to the track early. I just woke up in my ice box of a hotel room.

I am heading over in 30 minutes.

#27 08-31-2008, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by James Shannon

If they enforce this at Gainville it should be interesting. It is literally 4-5 deep at G-ville every year on the pit side.

That is exacting what I was thinking when I read this. I don't think it will be possible to enforce it at Gaineville unless they get ALOT of security. Or put up some kind of barrier. It seems more people stand at the fence than sitting in the stands there!!!!

#28 08-31-2008, 11:57 AM

I was there yesterday in my front row reserved seats....and they were making anyone that stopped at the fence move on ! People were allowed to stand at the fence on the GA side. The 1000 ft deal does not sit well with me...but it was still a great day of snorting nitrofumes !

#29 08-31-2008, 03:58 PM

Right now as I look across the track, there are no fence standers on the west side. There are a few here on the east side...

#30 08-31-2008, 04:04 PM

Oh by the way, PJ, Chris Cook, Greg Rice, Mark Krogen, and Big Zappy say hi!
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(and me too)