mastertone
Nitro Member
Ihate it all...it sucks
You have to remember it was raining and I am sure a lot of people took off when there was a delay. Also, you need to look at the main grandstand before making any assessments.
Pit side (John Force Grandstand) was crowded Friday. The other side, which is what the picture shows, was pretty empty. Today the pits were more crowded than I have ever seen them at any race including Indy. John Force Grandstand was packed. The other side was maybe half full.
This pictures confirms it.
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I've never been to an event on a friday night and the stands were this empty. Just seems like the stands should be packed.
If you didn't attend the event, you missed a great weekend of entertainment. I was there, I participated, I had/have an open mind and found the 4 wide added a lot more excitement for the drivers, crews and fans. It was a sensory extravaganza.
Fans, sponsors (both potential, new and old) and a lot of crews/drivers that I talked to voiced favorable comments today. It was all new on Friday and mistakes were made by many, that ended up frustrating almost everyone. These were ironed out on Saturday and today everything seemed to go pretty good.
It rained on Friday and today, and it looks like almost everyone survived. It didn't cause much chaos. There were some oil downs, didn't take any longer to clean up. A couple of bodies came off and a tire exploded. Again, not that much different than what could have happened with two wide. There seemed to be more racing live, and each race seemed to hold more intrigue. There was no easy brackets/races. We qualified 8th and faced numbers 1,9 and 16 first round. We were probably the least favored to advance based on experience, manpower and budgets, but we did. And the next round was more brutal. Look at how Dixon and Tony lost. Don't see that very often.
You guys can keep talking negativly about 4 wide, but I was there and loved it, will do it again if the chance arises, and can only see it as an asset to the sport if done 2 or 3 times a year around the country.
Looks like BOTH the fans liked it![]()
I'm kinda puzzled by all the negativity. Were you guys watching the same show as I was? I thought it was great for a lot of reasons. The only part I didn't like, is that I was not there in person. I will be next time!