Re: Poor Danica!
I can show you how to get out of that zoo in under 30 minutes, depend on where you park. Let me know if you're needin direction next time.
Agreed with Scatty, most are there for the party. I've found myself passed out on the infield grass during the race on several occasions.
When I lived in the Chicago suburbs years ago (when things were very lenient rule wise), we would pack the van with beer and food and people, and head out for the "night of insanity" in the overnight staging areas, with everyone tossing a party. Pass out at 3am on a lawn chair, get woke up 2 hours later to get into the infield (we always parked 3-4 turn), then crash for another 4 hours. Then up and back to the party. Probably never did see much of the race, as we would take off and get to see it delayed back home in Illinois.
The way out when over was a zoo, oneway traffic. Remember one day, 2 that were with us walked away to go grab something at some store while we were just sitting there. As it seemed everybody was milling around waiting, thats when it was our turn to move. And no where to pull over. Haralious, people riding on hoods trying to catch up to there ride, the 2 with us we saw running across some field trying ot intersect us on a curve, but never made it. Ended up just hitching a ride back, as most were all heading back to Chicago anyway.
They might have thrown some race, but it was the party people went for.
Just like now with the Bikeweek in Daytona. Racetrack empty, Main Street packed.
Anyway, back to Danica. Media has her pumped up. She lost nothing, all she does is drive, she has already crawled into her private jet and went home. And probably made more money that day than I can dream of..
And any moment of silence I missed anyway too. Heck didn't even remember to change a channel until lap26.
