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Originally Posted by daveshookme
Huh. Good to know!
What was the experience like in the infield. The only track I've been to is saratoga which is mostly completely different than the derby id expect. Travers day may be comparable but. Where near the crowd.
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It's a madhouse. All the reviews you would read about it would do it justice to an extent. I stayed near the front at the cigar tent for a majority of my time so I didn't see too much riff raff.
Best way I could describe it based on personal experience is it's basically a combo of Spring Break/college football tailgate/fraternity or sorority formal. People dressed to the nines and then some dudes wearing no shirts and swim trunks.
I'll get real seats next time I go, but everyone should experience it once. I wouldn't bring a lot of shit because that's how stuff gets stolen and what not and I would explore the whole infield and not just stay at one place. I feel like I only saw a small portion of it. Oh yeah and drink a ton of water if you can remember to.