Has LeMans surpassed Indy attendance?

[Don Quixote]

Official attendance today announced at 235,000 which is up 15,000 from last year. This is in competition with World Cup next door and also another 24 hour race in Germany. With all the empty seats at Indy this year, I'd say they are pretty close. Also note, LeMans on the upswing and we all know where the 497.5 is headed.

[TedN]

LeMans is a real race ... Indy is a spectacle.

Ted

[FailureByDesign]

Le Mans is great and all, but *Yawn* Wake me when Peugeot arrive. I can't believe there wasn't one team that could challenge the Audi!

[eiregosod]

was Danica racing at Lemans?

[cart7]

If there ain't some side-by-side at the finish done by 'Murican drivers it ain't real racin pardner. :gomer:

[cheesewhiz]

was Danica racing at Lemans?

Who? :D

[chop456]

was Danica racing at Lemans?

I saw a guy wearing a Danica t-shirt. I'll post the pic when I get around to it. :gomer:

[TRDfan]

Hopefully it was one of the Danica shirts sold in the infield in Milwaukee.

Chop, would love to hear some details of the trip - photos too, please. :)

[G.]

I was watching the race, uh, from a different vantage point than chop, 'lock and crew, and I kept hearing about the cars entering Indianapolis Corner (?).

I sitting in front of the tube, thinking about how important the I500 USED to be. I mean, a ****ing FRENCH race club named part of its track after INDY?!?

Thanks Tony. :flame:

[chop456]

http://home.wi.rr.com/chop456/danicashirt.jpg

Crappy resolution because it's a video grab. If you look at the fender lying on the ground, you can make out the soccer ball paintjob. It's the Racing for Holland Dome/Mugen garage.

Euro:gomer: