Great Seats Still Available

[Napoleon]

So says IMS' website which I just visited.

[Don Quixote]

No way! Must be some kind of mistake.

[chop456]

According to their ticket site, you can still get TWENTY tickets TOGETHER in NW Vista, C Stand, H Stand, Paddock Box, Tower Terrace or NE Vista.

Nice work, Tony! Still taking that hammer to work every day, you dunderhead? :tony:

[SteveH]

Just saw that Jack Arute has four for sale in the Paddock Penthouse. :gomer:

[stroker]

Next thing you know the tenderloins will be on sale...

:shakehead

[chop456]

Plenty of gRAtE seats still available in blocks of 20, kids. Take 19 of your closest friends and pARdY bIF STiLe!

Remember mailing your renewal the day after the race so you wouldn't lose your seats? Remember mailing? :tony:

[Lux Interior]

It may actually be decent race this year.

However, time seems to have passed this form of entertainment by, so no surprise on the large blocks of tickets available.

My brother sent me pictures from NASCAR Richmond VA from the race a few weeks ago. Tons of empty seats. Of course, much like AOW, NASCAR has become somewhat boring as well.

[opinionated ow]

It may actually be decent race this year.

However, time seems to have passed this form of entertainment by, so no surprise on the large blocks of tickets available.

My brother sent me pictures from NASCAR Richmond VA from the race a few weeks ago. Tons of empty seats. Of course, much like AOW, NASCAR has become somewhat boring as well.

I'm somewhat baffled by the drop off in NASCAR crowds. Some races look packed (talladega, kansas, dover) and others look totally empty (richmond, fontana, phoenix). It's not like the racing has changed in the past decade (apart from the stages). Is ecomentalism taking that much of a hold or has NASCAR priced themselves out of the market?

[RTKar]

Plenty of gRAtE seats still available in blocks of 20, kids. Take 19 of your closest friends and pARdY bIF STiLe!

Remember mailing your renewal the day after the race so you wouldn't lose your seats? Remember mailing? :tony:

I had checked a few days ago, 20 decent seats together in the short chutes. There was plenty of bare aluminum visible on overhead shots too. Part of the problem is half the country knows it was Danica's last race but couldn't tell you a thing about the winner or who in the field has won in the past.

[RTKar]

...AND the network news feeds lead with "Danica Patrick's last race", not "and the Indy 500 winner was..."

[gjc2]

The Fox News headline:

"Driver Will Power wins Indy 500 after Danica Patrick crashes out"

[SteveH]

The Fox News headline:

"Driver Will Power wins Indy 500 after Danica Patrick crashes out"

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180527/79368399096fc462c12ad8b4229e43d5.jpg

[TravelGal]

While I don't blame her for being upset and I thought she managed the interview pretty darn well, I can't help but comment that it's vintage Princess PermaPout up there. ^^^^

[Lux Interior]

Nice to see Will Power win one. It's great when the Champcar/CART guys win.

[rabbit]

32 Drivers: “You can’t pass with this aero package!”
Alexander Rossi: “Hold my beverage.”

https://youtu.be/VTY3utkFwZQ

[opinionated ow]

32 Drivers: “You can’t pass with this aero package!”
Alexander Rossi: “Hold my beverage.”

https://youtu.be/VTY3utkFwZQ

Rossi really has that place figured. He'll win a couple more yet

[indyfan31]

32 Drivers: “You can’t pass with this aero package!”
Alexander Rossi: “Hold my beverage.”

https://youtu.be/VTY3utkFwZQ

Passed 5 cars between turns 1 and 2, he sure put on a clinic. :thumbup:

[stroker]

I saw a posting on another message board from someone who attended the race that NOBODY checked for whether or not they had tickets to get in to the race...

[Rus'L]

I saw a posting on another message board from someone who attended the race that NOBODY checked for whether or not they had tickets to get in to the race...

I don't believe that.

As much as I love to rag on IMS, that just doesn't make sense. For starters, they are going to want some sort of accounting of how many people showed up and used their tickets. Secondly, in today's day and age, there are going to be various security protocols, and that includes besides checking bags and stuff, ensuring that actual ticket holders are entering the facility.

[stroker]

I don't believe that.

As much as I love to rag on IMS, that just doesn't make sense. For starters, they are going to want some sort of accounting of how many people showed up and used their tickets. Secondly, in today's day and age, there are going to be various security protocols, and that includes besides checking bags and stuff, ensuring that actual ticket holders are entering the facility.

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/can-we-please-stop-hotlinking-pics/20411/page3608/

[TravelGal]

I dunno. I'm with Rus'L. Seems pretty far fetched. If that were true, they would never be able to sell tickets for next year. Weird.

[chop456]

I know they didn't check F1 qualifying tickets any of the years I went. Not mine, anyway.

[opinionated ow]

I know they didn't check F1 qualifying tickets any of the years I went. Not mine, anyway.

2005 was more than 10 years ago though. A lot has changed since then