[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Bret Kepner

Jim, you know I consider you a friend but I have to call you out when you post ridiculous crap like this. If you're too lazy to use Google Earth and simple math to figure out the true seating capacity of a track, you could, at the very least, go to the track's website which plainly proclaims their seating capacity to be 3,000 people.

I know, I know; you're going to reply by saying you're just repeating what you heard. There are a lot of problems with that approach. One is the fact it makes you look like an idiot. The other is the fact it detracts from all the other events which DO draw more than ten thousand people.

Before you ask, the answer is "Yes!". I really DO know the actual seating capacity of every drag strip in the country.

Bret, I really don't care what you claim the "seating capacity" of SGMP is. It could be 3,000 or 30,000. That has nothing to do with spectator "standing" capacity. I don't need to Google Earth the track either. You see I, unlike you, have actually RACED there many, many times and know the layout pretty well. Was I actually at the track for said race? No. I got the numbers from many people who either work at the track or regularly race there who actually WERE there. The track manager, and the VP Gas salesman were also two of he people who confirmed the number. There were 20,500 tickets available on Saturday and Sunday. All were sold out each day. I was told by one police officer who works most of he races, that they ran out of tickets and closed the gates which didn't set well with the hoards who were parked all down the road leading to the track from Cecil and Adel prompting the call to police to stop the people from coming over the fences. trying to stop them proved futile and they wound up just letting them in. Have you seen pictures of the race? It looked like Woodstock! Every square foot of pavement and grass on the rather large complex was inhabited by cars and humans. I will try to find the pictures for you since you were not successful yourself.
Please do not call me an idiot. Anyone who is familiar with the SGMP complex knows that those numbers are not impossible at that facility. Still doubt it? Call Ozzy Moya and ask him yourself. Jim


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