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Ever seen anybody put a blanket down long enough for 6-8 people to sit and then there's just 2 people? I'm sitting next to it at Macon . The rest of us in the top row r shoulder to shoulder. But not these 2 !

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We're living in the "it's all about me" society.

Scary thing though.... This husband and wife were probably late 50s . And didn't have a gd thing to say about ANYTHING! They were the exception to the rule that almost ALL the people at dirt track R great people.

Maybe that's why the 3 other couples that were supposed to meet them there stayed home.

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Next time bring a pair of scissors and have a blanket shortening party!!!

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first come first served!

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That must have been at Gas City and they left the blanket taped down from open night till the track closed.

Lmao!!

I see this all the time at williams grove. People are so rude and inconsiderate. Maybe they saved the seats for friends and they didn't show? I've done that before but I pull up half the blanket so the neighbors can spread out!!

Like someone else said. Society is all about "me" anymore

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There was a stadium seat by me. Never did see the owner of that. The guy next to me said it was there since 2pm. Personally, I think the whole blanket thing is a bunch of crap.

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No seat saving after the heats start seems like a good rule of thumb

So if they chose to "blanket" 40 ft of the top row that would b acceptable to u? After all they did pay for their 2 seats and it's first come first served ?

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In my opinion. No blankets or seats should be put down until the gates are open. Especially people that don't even use them until the races are well underway.

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Im all for first come, first served, However there has to be some etiquette involved. If by race time some of the people that were supposed to come don't. Take em up. Yeah, some tracks have ample seating and some don't but if its a good crowd and you got more than you need, Give it up. Make someone elses day who didn't get there till race time and still found a good seat.

However, I've been on the opposite end of complete A-Hole-Ness before Getting to a track way early or a day before, Going back to the pits before race time, Come back and find my ONE CHAIR and COOLER thrown a couple rows down and them saying, We'll you wen't sitting in it they said, I got my seat, went elsewhere and when they went to the bathroom. Guess who's chairs were gone over the back of the grandstand They came back, looked at me and I just pointed where they were? I don't get mad, I get even.

I agree 100% but take what u need , not what u have blanket enough to cover.

Now that's funny !!!!

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Originally Posted by Quick Change:
In my opinion. No blankets or seats should be put down until the gates are open. Especially people that don't even use them until the races are well underway.

I completely agree. As a fan its a whole lot simpler if a track either sells reserved seats, actually sticks to the gate opening time, or makes it publicly known that its acceptable to mark off seats for a particular race at a specific time and date. There is nothing more frustrating than showing up at the time the gates "opened" to find a sea of blankets already covering half or more of the stands.

My back gets to hurting if I don't have a back rest. We try to get to the track 1 hr to 1 1/2 hrs before start time so that we can get a top row seat . Unless the track we know has back rests on all the seats. We know that we run a chance of not getting a top row seat but there's only 2 of us so usually we can find room.
Another thing that should b outlawed is those dam "stadium" chairs that basically wipe out the seat behind them. Dammit I'm starting to sound old n crabby! Probably this this thing about "stand up paddle board yoga " on CNN now . Ugggggggg

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I will add one more to the mix. Coolers. I love the people that bring in coolers and bags of stuff. Then you need to get by them and they act like you are the one being the pain in the a##. I am not talking about the 6 pack type, I am talking about the old school camping in the woods for a week type.

I never take more seats than i need and i have always been pretty lucky no body has moved my seats. Of course i could count on one hand how many times i have put seats down well before the gates open. I have often worried about someone pulling uo my blanket when im up roaming around or going to the bathroom. I was once accused of stealing some ones saved seat at kokomo. There was nothing there when we arrived so we took the seat. Later in the night i noticed plastic on the floor underneath the grand stand. They still had plenty of room for their group. Especially since most of them were gone the whole time. If you reserve a seat make sure the wind wont blow your blanket or plastic away. I felt kind of bad once i noticed the plastic under the bleachers.

This is why I love Tri State Speedway's reserved seats, extra leg room,seat backs and I never have to worry about my seat! We buy the seats each year and they're ours for the year and we buy extra seats so we can bring newbies.if you can't make all the races no problem just call and they will hold a reserve sest for you, best $3 you'll ever spend!

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Oh, I had someone cuss me out saying I stole their seat one time. Luckily I had seen them come in when they placed their seats the first time.

I said SIR, Right there are your seats. ONE SECTION DOWN!
Didn't give me so much as a I'm Sorry. Sheesh.

Im also all for, Gates opening before saving, Didn't go this year to Kokomo Sprint Week, But last year, Stands were clear gates closed all day 3 pm open. by four the top six rows were covered.

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The only beneficial thing I saw of the blacket taping, was at an Indiana 1/4 mile track last outing.
Our row had a couple long blankets on the end of the aisle. The folks sitting there were constantly making beer trips and standing up. They were friendly enough as they asked us 5-6 times if we wanted a beer. Which we were more interested in racing rather than getting tanked. At least they weren't climbing over us every five minutes.
I am guessing they never saw 10 laps of racing.
I think the whole blanket thing is foolishness also. If a track wants to have reserved and general admission seating..manage it and offer it.

I prevented a fight at LPS during midget week. There was a bag for a chair blowing in between the rows (left to right) when we got there. We picked it up n laid it on bleachers so no one would trip on it . Some gentleman came along later n sat down in front of us. Well about 1/2 hr later here comes Mr. Drunk stupid and full of bad Attitude to inform this guy that he's everything but a white man for "moving" his bag. Fortunately I was there to tell captain dumbass thAt his bag blew away and I picked it up. I told him he owed the other guy an apology.... He didn't

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This type of thing will turn off potential new fans right quick. Reserved seating is not something were used to in this sport but I for one think it's time has come.
I used to mark off a seat real early, head for the pits & infield, shoot hot laps & qualifying then head to the stands, I usually do not even bother going up to the stands anymore, to much of the aforementioned BS going on.
The pit bleachers are much more user friendly but out of reach to most and we cannot have everyone sitting there.
To my way of thinking everything possible needs to be done to enhance the new or casual fans experience. What to do about the dumb a.. drunks I do not know.

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I've seen this in pits at Waynesfield most people wasn't with teams or anything they just wanted to watch for pit so the teams have to scramble and find where to sit or stand to see how there car is doing in the race. there should be no reserving in the pits that's just plain wrong.

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I was at Macon. I did not put down a blanket, and had no problem finding a seat. I even moved to 3 different sections to get different views.