What. A. Day. And for sure, this is a whole day. You can arrive to the Fan Fair (team pits) at noon, spending the afternoon watching all the goings-on, checking out vendors, trying out stuff... and then head into the stadium about 6pm for the start of the racing, which itself goes for 3-4 hours. That's a whole day folks. You can cram in 6-8 hours of supercross action, no problemo.
I started in the fan area, where I find the pits to be the most interesting, especially scoping out the vintage bikes and watching the mechanics work on their riders' bike(s).
Then head into the stadium proper (this is where the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders and Oakland A's play their home games) for refreshments and finding the seats...
No...
Warmer...
Yes!
Although it was clear, being in the 2nd row has it's advantages, but one of them is not being able to see the whole race/track. Advantages include being able to really see the riders fly over the jumps, smell the fumes (very unique smell) and see things at a more close-up level in general.
Lights down for Star Spangled Banner and rider intros...
"Fans, please turn on your phone's flashlight to light up the stadium..."
Watch out, flamethrowers!
Now, let's get to the racing...
Great product here. Well-done event. The only thing that could top it off is a hot-fudge sundae - I don't suppose you have one of those too? What, you do?!
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