# What do Dale Earnhardt and Pink Floyd have in common? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 11, 2007, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685 "2007-06-11T10:08:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685/101 "2007-06-12T07:05:55Z")
[quote=“FuzzyFish,post:96,topic:30685"”] One thing aobut circle track racing is it’s fan friendly. Most of the time you can see all or most of the action. [/quote] that and you can bring a cooler full of beer in :headbang: ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685/102 "2007-06-12T07:29:36Z")
Indeed, go to a rally, walk 3 miles through the woods for 10 minutes of racing. ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685/103 "2007-06-12T08:36:00Z")
Wowzers That dude with the 3 shaved in his back :hardcore: 😛 I am really surprised at the turn this thread took or maybe not. I enjoy watching the races…I would love to go to a race some day. I just love all the people that bag on it for being a circle track dominated form of racing yet the biggest open wheel race in the world is the Indy 500…which hmmmmm big ass oval. Also home of the Brickyard 400 a NASCAR event. And final thoughts on it being like driving on a thruway…Ok…but at 3x the speed limit with a car sometimes less than a foot off your side front and ass. And anything you can train a monkey to do is pretty awesome…I mean hell they did put them in space so I guess Astronauts have no skill either. ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685/104 "2007-06-12T08:47:02Z")
[quote=“2TurboZ,post:103,topic:30685"”] the biggest open wheel race in the world is the Indy 500…which hmmmmm big ass oval. [/quote] What measure are you using to qualify that? I don’t think the Indy 500 even comes close, except maybe for distance or field size, to the biggest open wheel race in the world. ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685/105 "2007-06-12T08:54:31Z")
[quote=“brent\_strong,post:104,topic:30685"”] What measure are you using to qualify that? [/quote] race day attendance of 250,000 + ? ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685/106 "2007-06-12T08:59:21Z")
Not to downplay that, but the very first F1 race in Melbourne, Australia drew over 400,000 people. ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685/107 "2007-06-12T09:02:44Z")
[quote=“brent\_strong,post:106,topic:30685"”] Not to downplay that, but the very first F1 race in Melbourne, Australia drew over 400,000 people. [/quote] . [http://www.grandprixcities.com/raceattendances.html](http://www.grandprixcities.com/raceattendances.html) > **[B]2007** > **March 18, 2007** Australian Fromula One Grand PRix - [Albert Park Cicrcuit, Melbourne, Australia](http://www.grandprixcities.com/aus.html) race day attendance of 105,000 (Source: Sky News Australia) > > April 2, 2006 Australian Fromula One Grand PRix - Albert Park Cicrcuit, Melbourne, Australia - four-day aggregate attendance of 301,800 – **including a race day crowd of 103,000** (a drop from 2005) [/B] BTW that is 250k seating capacity, not including the infield. [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/irl/indy500/2004-05-27-attendance-count\_x.htm](http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/irl/indy500/2004-05-27-attendance-count_x.htm) [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/autorace/longterm/1999/indy500/facts.htm](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/autorace/longterm/1999/indy500/facts.htm) > With 250,000 seats, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the largest sports venue in the world. Annual attendance generally draws more than 400,000 spectators. ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685/108 "2007-06-12T09:08:10Z")
[quote=“fairgentleman Z,post:107,topic:30685"”] [/quote] snip. ZING! You win. ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685/109 "2007-06-12T09:22:27Z")
Conflicting numbers… Indy is huge, no doubt. I just wanted some substantiation that it is actually the biggest open wheel race. > **[Australian Grand Prix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Formula_1_Grand_Prix)** > > The Australian Grand Prix is a motor race held annually in Australia currently under contract to host Formula One until 2023. The Grand Prix is the oldest surviving motor racing competition held in Australia having been contested 83 times since it was first run at Phillip Island in 1928. It is currently sponsored with naming rights by the Swiss watchmaker Rolex. Prior to its inclusion in the World Championship, it was held at a multitude of venues in every state of Australia. It was a centrepiece... ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685/110 "2007-06-12T09:25:34Z")
My basis for it was the venue size of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the history of the event and storied and much coveted tradition behind the event. ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685/111 "2007-06-12T09:26:46Z")
[quote=“brent\_strong,post:109,topic:30685"”] Conflicting numbers… [/quote] Nothing conflicting about it, you numbers include 4 day attendance, as do mine. However, my numbers also list **race day** attendence. > April 2, 2006 Australian Fromula One Grand PRix - Albert Park Cicrcuit, Melbourne, Australia - **four-day aggregate attendance of 301,800** --including a race day crowd of 103,000 (a drop from 2005) > [@wiki](#): > > ``` > * 2007 - 301,000[1] > * 2006 - 301,500[2] > * 2005 - 359,000[3] > * 1996 - 401,000 > > ``` ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685/112 "2007-06-12T09:30:22Z")
Figured it was an aggregate, I didn’t see that part of your original quote. ---
**Author:** ![cky89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cky89/32/4945_2.png) [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685/113 "2007-06-12T12:22:23Z")
[quote=“2TurboZ,post:103,topic:30685"”] Wowzers That dude with the 3 shaved in his back :hardcore: 😛 I am really surprised at the turn this thread took or maybe not. I enjoy watching the races…I would love to go to a race some day. I just love all the people that bag on it for being a circle track dominated form of racing yet the biggest open wheel race in the world is the Indy 500…which hmmmmm big ass oval. Also home of the Brickyard 400 a NASCAR event. And final thoughts on it being like driving on a thruway…Ok…but at 3x the speed limit with a car sometimes less than a foot off your side front and ass. And anything you can train a monkey to do is pretty awesome…I mean hell they did put them in space so I guess Astronauts have no skill either. [/quote] lol i hear ya. touche. and just for the record. i dont hate anyone on this forum, i dont base what people say on here the same as i do in person. so back to the joke, i lol’d and now im done with the arguing. lol ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685/114 "2007-06-12T12:42:06Z")
[quote=“cky89,post:113,topic:30685"”] lol i hear ya. touche. and just for the record. i dont hate anyone on this forum, i dont base what people say on here the same as i do in person. so back to the joke, i lol’d and now im done with the arguing. lol [/quote] I guess I wont have to punch you in the face now lol:headbang: ---
**Author:** ![cky89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cky89/32/4945_2.png) [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685/115 "2007-06-12T12:47:37Z")
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