2020 VASC Calendar

[Alan52]

Originally Posted by Average Punter

Flicking through some old pics today and came across these two.
Eastern Creek 1999 vrs SMP 2018
I was thinking about all the trumpeting Supercars did about the size of the crowd at that night race when the hill in the background tells a different story....
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I think your point is valid generally.Looking at old videos from Townsville for instance the crowds are less than half of what they were 10 years ago.
However your specific example isn’t valid.At the night race last year they fenced off large parts of the spectator areas and that section at the top of the straight was blocked off from public access.

[Trevor]

Originally Posted by Average Punter

Flicking through some old pics today and came across these two.
Eastern Creek 1999 vrs SMP 2018
I was thinking about all the trumpeting Supercars did about the size of the crowd at that night race when the hill in the background tells a different story

Spot on, I notice the difference at Winton, the crowds there used to be huge, virtually no gaps on the fence from the old main straight through turn 3 all the was to turn 12. Now there are huge gaps everywhere. The campground is still pretty full though

Although Winton still attracts one of the biggest crowds of any of the permanent tracks

[chavez]

Originally Posted by Trevor

Spot on, I notice the difference at Winton, the crowds there used to be huge, virtually no gaps on the fence from the old main straight through turn 3 all the was to turn 12. Now there are huge gaps everywhere. The campground is still pretty full though

Although Winton still attracts one of the biggest crowds of any of the permanent tracks

Look at the Sandown races from the early to mid 1980's

People at every vantage point.

[sizzle]

If you came to Darwin again AP you would be amazed at the changes in 13 years. There is virtually no corporate and the numbers are way down.

[Trev Campbell]

Ditto for the Adelaide 500, You couldn't move for hitting corporate boxes around the racecourse years ago. Now its all GA. I think they boost attendance numbers by letting the schoolkids in for free on Thursday/Friday

[mayhem]

Originally Posted by Average Punter

Flicking through some old pics today and came across these two.
Eastern Creek 1999 vrs SMP 2018
I was thinking about all the trumpeting Supercars did about the size of the crowd at that night race when the hill in the background tells a different story....
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Except that bottom photo wasnt from the night race at SMP.

[cavvy]

Originally Posted by chavez

Look at the Sandown races from the early to mid 1980's

People at every vantage point.

Why doesnt Sandown take advantage of the no AFL footy
weekend at the end of August - fair dinkum unbelievable !!