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In <XnsB2E7534849B3629555@185.151.15.160> Mitchell wrote:

Larry <nunya@rocketmail.com> wrote in news:XnsB2E72C01F4BA2E1@0.0.0.3:

On 21 May 2025, pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> posted some
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On 2025-05-21, Lee <cleetis@gmail.com> wrote:

useapen wrote:

The Indianapolis 500 is the biggest single-day sporting event on

the

planet, and it's living up to that once again with the Greatest
Spectacle in Racing's first full grandstand sellout in nearly a
decade.

On Tuesday, IndyCar announced that all reserved seating tickets
meaning those in grandstands and suites ↨ have been sold.

"As promised, the very best fans in sports have delivered in

fitting

fashion for the stars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, and every last
reserved seat ticket has been sold," IndyCar and Indianapolis

Motor

Speedway president Doug Boles said in a statement. "Approximately
350,000 people will experience the ultimate spectacle that is the
Indy 500 in person as everyone turns their focus to the Racing
Capital of the World on Sunday."

The last time tickets sold out like this was for the 100th Running >>>>>> of the Indianapolis 500 in 2016.

If you're still hoping to snag a ticket, you can always check IMS
Official Resale Marketplace, or you can pick up a ticket got Carb
Day (Friday) or Legends Day (Saturday). There are also general
admission tickets available for raceday.

IMS and IndyCar officials saw this one coming last week, and as

such

decided to lift the local blackout of the race, meaning fans in

the

Indianapolis area who didn't score a ticket can still watch the
race.

The Indy 500 is always one of the most anticipated races, but
there's a lot of buzz around the 109th Running because there are
some wild storylines to be on the lookout for.

For instance, Team Penske's Josef Newgarden is looking to become

the

first driver to win three straight Indy 500s. However, he'll be
starting from the 11th and final row of the grid alongside his
teammate Will Power after both drivers' cars failed pre-qualifying >>>>>> inspection.

While that controversy, which involved the modification of the

cars'

attenuators, was happening, rookie Robert Swartzman stormed

through

qualifying to take pole for Prema Racing in their Indy 500 debut.

It's going to be a good one, folks, so if you snagged a ticket,

have

yourself a time.

If not, be sure to watch the race Sunday at 12:30 pm ET on Fox

with

pre- race coverage starting at 10 am.

https://www.outkick.com/sports/indy-500-officially-sold-out-first-

tim

e- almost-decade-350k-fans-expected

Since Americans are hated all
over the world it makes sense they
restrict travel to domestic events.

Why are liberals so negative and nasty?

It's nature's way of warning the rest of us that something rotten

this

way comes.

Vacation spending is proof of
economic failure

Glad you see it that way. Democrats have totally ruined San Francisco,
Los Angeles, New York City, Seattle, Hawaii and other historical

tourist

destinations.

"Liberal" California now has the 4th
largest economy *in the world*. Meanwhile
in Republican Mississippi and West Virginia,
well, even the locals don't want to live
there....

Meanwhile in Florida, "In 2024, Florida broke its previous record for tourism, welcoming 142.9 million visitors, a 1.6% increase from 2023.
This record-breaking visitation was fueled by a surge in domestic and international travel, with domestic visitors accounting for 91.5% of

the

total. Florida's tourism industry generated $127.7 billion in economic impact in 2023, supporting 2.1 million jobs and contributing $36.9
billion in taxes."

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