# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 107
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[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. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-dale-earnhardt-and-pink-floyd-have-in-common/30685)._