I remembered a couple other details that might be of interest to
those that read my previous post.

Somewhere it is written that up to 14,000 people can attend the race
at Munich. The night I was there, Friday, was the second day as
their 6 days runs Thursday to Tuesday. That night I figure about ¼
of the seats were taken, and the infield was pretty full, so I would
estimate maybe 4,000 were in attendance. Not bad, but I was
anticipating a larger crowd, in particular for a Friday night. I
wonder if they get most spectators on Tuesday?

Part of the draw, along with the races is the party atmosphere.
Aside from the restaurants, beer vendors, and bike shops in the outer
ring, the infield was set up as a restaurant/bar/party area. There
were a number of couples apparently on dates. It was a bit like
going to a rock concert, and in fact they had music and lights to add
to the atmosphere. Being by myself, and having to 2 hour drive to my
hotel, I limited my partying and concentrated on the races. Maybe
next time I will get a hotel near the event, so that I can get the
full experience.

I hope at some point we get a similar series over here. Beer, food,
tight racing and some rock and roll entertainment, sounds like a
recipe for success. Maybe the France family needs to get into a
different style of track racing?

Brian Warner