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Originally Posted by tanner12oz
Just me or did the place look totally empty on tv?
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I was there, sat in grandstand reserved apron seats at about the eighth pole both days. All of the sections around me were full from maybe the finish line to a little up from me toward the top of the stretch, on both days. On Saturday, things felt a little tighter moving around and getting through people.
Walking around the front area of the grandstand was pretty crowded but manageable to get bets in, the concession lines were very bad to get through though. Of course things were outrageously priced, $12 for a pint can of low quality beer.
Not sure up above and behind from where we sat, but leaving both days was very crowded walking out the front gates after the feature race, Saturday much worse. I had not been to CD since Swale's Derby, sat in the infield then, so I don't have much to compare the experience to, but to me, it was a good sized crowd. Maybe 70,000 might be a bit high too. CD is a huge place.
Every ticket walking in, was electronically scanned, so they should get a good number from that, if reported accurately.
I did have a great time, though I would have liked a little less chalky results in so many of the races. My only decent hit was the double digit winner in the F & M sprint.
