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minus-squareZip2@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year ago what many regard as the biggest auto race in the world Who? I’m not sure anyone outside of the US feels that way.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoIt has a race attendance of 350,000 making the biggest crowd for any motor race in the world.
minus-squareZip2@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoI took it to mean the amount of interest worldwide, not necessarily the number of bums on seats. That’s impressive though, more than Le Mans.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoThe speedway is the highest permanent-seating capacity venue in the world too, sporting or otherwise. It’s also the longest running race.
Who? I’m not sure anyone outside of the US feels that way.
It has a race attendance of 350,000 making the biggest crowd for any motor race in the world.
I took it to mean the amount of interest worldwide, not necessarily the number of bums on seats.
That’s impressive though, more than Le Mans.
The speedway is the highest permanent-seating capacity venue in the world too, sporting or otherwise.
It’s also the longest running race.