Western Springs in NZ has an open pit area. I think the only track there to do so. Cars are not allowed to drive through the pit area as it's pretty narrow. There are a lot of people that walk through the pits, and it gets crowded, but it's great for the fans. It would be hard to do at a lot of tracks here with cars under their own power in the pits. But I too wish more tracks would open up to the fans before the race. Angell Park has always done that and never have a problem getting people out. Times like sprint week where the teams need to get out of the track and there is another race that could take 30 to 45 minutes to run, is not good for the sport. The fans need to have more opportunity to meet the drivers, crew and see the cars.

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