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Taping down blankets is infinitely more of a problem over here in mud taxi country (Illinois). During the Summernationals people will be taping down blankets as much as 2 or 3 days ahead of the races. As someone else said, a working person doesn't have a chance.

I liked the policy at Manzy. We were out there for the Western World 4 or 5 years prior to them closing and I asked if they allowed blankets and the track worker said "sure, be my guest". He followed that by saying that they will go through the grandstands just prior to the spectator gates opening and take up all the blankets and you can get them as you come in the gate. He said there is usually a pile of them and yours should be in that pile right there. Best blanket policy a track can have.

In regards to stadium seats they shouldn't be allowed. Nor should bags or coolers larger than a foot tall X a foot long X 8 inches wide be allowed into the grandstands. Just build boxes to those dimensions and if the bag or cooler won't drop directly down in the box without any squeezing or if it sticks out the top then it doesn't come into the grandstand area. AND MAKE IT STICK! When I used to go to the World 100 at Eldora there were people bringing coolers big enough to hold 3 cases of beer and they'd set them either in the aisle or in the walkway of the bleacher seats. One of many reasons I no longer do that deal.