G8RDave
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« on: February 17, 2010, 10:37:47 am » |
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Was it just my imagination, or was there a substantial increase in the number of police (both uniformed and plain clothed) last year? Everything seemed a bit more subdued than in the past (even Turn 10). I hope this isn't an effort on the part of the new female sheriff to make Sebring more "family friendly." I recently spoke with a person that was an assistant state attorney for Highlands County not too long ago. She said the rule used to be that so long as your actions weren't to the detriment of the people around you, you were pretty much free to do whatever you wanted inside the fence. Apparently that's not the rule anymore.
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Kings_Suck
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« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2010, 11:01:00 am » |
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Was it just my imagination, or was there a substantial increase in the number of police (both uniformed and plain clothed) last year? Everything seemed a bit more subdued than in the past (even Turn 10). I hope this isn't an effort on the part of the new female sheriff to make Sebring more "family friendly." I recently spoke with a person that was an assistant state attorney for Highlands County not too long ago. She said the rule used to be that so long as your actions weren't to the detriment of the people around you, you were pretty much free to do whatever you wanted inside the fence. Apparently that's not the rule anymore.
That hasn't been the rule for probably the last 10 years. |
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You've only got to spend 5 minutes on sebringfans.com to realize that, while many of them may be knowledgeable fans, this race is mostly a drinking binge with some noisy cars in the background.
The focus (on that site) on alcohol consumption is really kind of depressing. I'm kind of amazed (and disappointed) that track management doesn't do anything to try and go a bit more upmarket.
If I wanted to hang with drunken louts I'd go to a British premier league game.
-the_stig, a ferrarichat.com douchebag
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silversubey
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« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2010, 11:34:09 pm » |
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Last year I saw people camped close to us busted for pot and someone tazed for resisting arrest after jumping burning furniture.
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gasblendergirl@10
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« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2010, 04:54:41 pm » |
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So true, You really have to mind your P's and Q's. No fires of anykind, no dope smoking (esp in vehicles). Think about it why would you be smoking a cig in there. They know what you're blazing up and they will bust you. And yes there are plain clothes as well as uniformed so be leary of the guys lurking around your camp that no one knows and who aren't drinking.......But yeah it's still a drunken free for all. Just NOTHING like it was 20 yrs ago. Or even 10 for that matter.
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« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2010, 04:59:20 pm » |
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No shit! They took over F troops spot, Remember that big building buster tank type vehicle they were displaying about 3-4 years ago. They are totally harassing the fans but if that is what the DR. wants than you just have to be very careful.
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« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2010, 08:19:12 pm » |
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We had one in our group busted in'05 smoking a fatty in his car less than an hour into the race. We called it the 12 Minutes of Sebring.  Seriously though..... be carefull. The Po Po ain't no joke. |
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gasblendergirl@10
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« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2010, 08:53:39 pm » |
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Seeeeeee..... In the car. Fool. If you don't think they can see you blaze up in a car.  Dude. Why else would you be smoking in a car if you weren't trying to hide something......Dude. Rookie Mistake.  |
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lorie
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what race? there's a race?
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« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2010, 09:09:48 pm » |
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They have also been known to look in your camper windows.....off to jail he went!!!!!
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« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2010, 07:13:24 am » |
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they invented a new kind of weed here, dogs can't smell it, don't know about the police though  |
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« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2010, 08:16:57 am » |
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No shit! They took over F troops spot, Remember that big building buster tank type vehicle they were displaying about 3-4 years ago. They are totally harassing the fans but if that is what the DR. wants than you just have to be very careful.
That was the begining of the end, when they parked that big ol' command center trailer on F-Troop's real estate! |
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« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2010, 09:08:37 am » |
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Ah yes....back in the day...70's. Green Park like the seventh level of Dante's Inferno. Passed out in the ditch. As long as you didn't hurt each other they'd leave you alone. Oh well
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« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2010, 09:37:03 am » |
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I was but a we little lad in the early '70s and don't remember much, but I have seen photos that substantiate the above comments.
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Kings_Suck
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« Reply #13 on: February 19, 2010, 09:57:18 am » |
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I was but a we little lad in the early '70s and don't remember much, but I have seen photos that substantiate the above comments.
I'm shaking my head right now just thinking about the dirt bikes in those days. For those that have only attended post ban--imagine a couple hundred drunk motorcyclists blasting through sand pits in the infield, 24 hours a day. |
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You've only got to spend 5 minutes on sebringfans.com to realize that, while many of them may be knowledgeable fans, this race is mostly a drinking binge with some noisy cars in the background.
The focus (on that site) on alcohol consumption is really kind of depressing. I'm kind of amazed (and disappointed) that track management doesn't do anything to try and go a bit more upmarket.
If I wanted to hang with drunken louts I'd go to a British premier league game.
-the_stig, a ferrarichat.com douchebag
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« Reply #14 on: February 19, 2010, 10:20:15 am » |
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I was but a we little lad in the early '70s and don't remember much, but I have seen photos that substantiate the above comments.
I'm shaking my head right now just thinking about the dirt bikes in those days. For those that have only attended post ban--imagine a couple hundred drunk motorcyclists blasting through sand pits in the infield, 24 hours a day. good times.  |
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