My Last Belmont

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

Or go to NASCAR and find out how Richmond, Bristol, Charlotte, et al. manage to host 120 - 150K patrons once or twice a year without a fraction of these issues. Their parking lots aren't lit, but they bring in evening road construction lighting to insure safety. They make sure there is plenty of security, and an agreement with local law enforcement + local Dept of Highways to insure managed egress from the facility. Improving access to concessions and bathroom facilities should be a no-brainer. Hire more staff for the day and bring in portable facilities - GP does this for Florida Derby day - They have trailers which are not porta-johns, but actual bathroom facilities with sinks and fans and whatnot.

You can't teach common sense.

There are plenty of issues leaving NASCAR races (Kentucky from a couple years ago comes to mind). But people also camp out and drink more beer after the typical NASCAR race, so there's that.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

There are plenty of issues leaving NASCAR races (Kentucky from a couple years ago comes to mind). But people also camp out and drink more beer after the typical NASCAR race, so there's that.

Relative to the abject Clusterfuc1< that is the Belmont Stakes each time there's a triple crown on the line, I'd say they'd gleefully take an average NASCAR weekend's experience and call it a complete success.

How does the Ontario Motor Speedway manages to contract Metrolink to increase service back to LA after a race (40 some miles east) without a hitch, yet Belmont and LIRR seem to never, ever get close to even talking to each other? It goes on every single time they get a TC crowd. It matters not who is in charge. It's sad, as I probably have the means to attend the Belmont stakes, but I'll gladly sit here in sweltering FL and watch it. I've been stuck at Aqueduct with no way to get back to JFK after the races - which may well be the norm (not their problem - I get it) but I have zero confidence that NYRA has a friggin' clue how to address and correct this mess on a grand scale.


Not their problem, I guess