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  • drich24
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2007
    • 281

    #31
    What is your point? Trying to compare a late model only race with a race with the top three dirt divisions at one track, what do you expect? Add in there is a much larger population base surrounding Charlotte than Knoxville, of course you’re going to have more fans at Charlotte.

    Not sure where you are getting 3000 fans, do you have some insight into the attendance or the gate receipts for Knoxville? As far as the racing goes, it has been consistently very good each year and the series, track, fans, and drivers all seem to be perfectly satisfied.

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    • jog49
      Senior Member
      • May 2007
      • 2551

      #32
      Charlotte was overflowing when they had The Colossal which, by the way, I hear will be reinstated.

      I saw what everyone else saw and the attendance was poor, in my opinion, for a high dollar race.

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      • Mod Runner
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2012
        • 723

        #33
        Last year I went to the Knoxville Nationals Sprint Car Race. When I got there, all the grandstand seats were sold out. I had to get a pit pass to see the race and watch the race from the infield. Knoxville is Sprint Car Country.

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        • riddle28
          Senior Member
          • Apr 2010
          • 1084

          #34
          thats like comparing a brickyard nascar race crowd to indy 500 crowd. its not gonna be the same and the massive stands will make it look smaller everytime

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          • ImCryn2
            Banned
            • Oct 2009
            • 885

            #35
            This conversation comes up every year.

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            • ImCryn2
              Banned
              • Oct 2009
              • 885

              #36
              Originally posted by Patansplant View Post
              Front stretch seating capacity almost 13,000. Back stretch about 7,400. There are 33 VIP Suites. Total including suites about 20,300. Looks empty at times but there are more people there than you think.
              Math is not your strong suit I see.

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              • Patansplant
                Senior Member
                • Feb 2017
                • 136

                #37
                Ok next time I'll include the change as if it makes a rats a$$.

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                • weatherman85
                  Senior Member
                  • Jun 2012
                  • 806

                  #38
                  Originally posted by riddle28 View Post
                  thats like comparing a brickyard nascar race crowd to indy 500 crowd. its not gonna be the same and the massive stands will make it look smaller everytime
                  Pretty good comparison for this situation. The visual is an eye sore that gets shown on TV but they must be attracting enough butts every year to keep bringing it back or someone somewhere has enough money that they don't care to piss away some.

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                  • zach51
                    Senior Member
                    • Sep 2008
                    • 1362

                    #39
                    Has anybody thought that maybe starting this event 5 days after the World 100 ends keeps a lot of the traveling late model crowd away? Unless you are retired, most people have limited vacation, and taking 2-3 days off work back-to-back weeks is tough for most. And the World will always get the nod if you had to choose, unless you just lived so much closer to Knoxville.

                    If definitely keeps some CARS away....
                    Last edited by zach51; 09-18-2023, 03:03 PM.

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                    • Highside Hustler25
                      Senior Member
                      • Nov 2009
                      • 12920

                      #40
                      Originally posted by zach51 View Post
                      Has anybody thought that maybe starting this event 5 days after the World 100 ends keeps a lot of the traveling late model crowd away? Unless you are retired, most people have limited vacation, and taking 2-3 days off work back-to-back weeks is tough for most. And the World will always get the nod if you had to choose, unless you just lived so much closer to Knoxville.

                      If definitely keeps some CARS away....
                      Yes and yes.
                      8/13/16

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                      • ImCryn2
                        Banned
                        • Oct 2009
                        • 885

                        #41
                        Originally posted by Patansplant View Post
                        Ok next time I'll include the change as if it makes a rats a$$.

                        "Front stretch seating capacity almost 13,000. Back stretch about 7,400. There are 33 VIP Suites. Total including suites about 20,300"

                        You did include it, you just couldn't add it!!!
                        Last edited by ImCryn2; 09-20-2023, 02:16 PM.

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                        • SLlDlNG SIDEWAYS
                          Banned
                          • Dec 2019
                          • 777

                          #42
                          ^ yet, they wonder why... L!

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