Daytona is the most crowded place I've ever seen. This last week and next week, a huge amount of people converged in Daytona for the NASCAR races in the international speedway, which stands by just across the runway, maybe half a mile from the campus.
A parking lot spot to park a car is sold $50, the race ticket is more than $200. Everything goes crazy ! Police cars all around the airport, the campus dorms are locked up all day for safety, all because of that crowd everywhere...
Even the airport is closed to general aviation this WE as VIP( more than a hundred of biz jets) come in. They actually had to close runway 16-34 to be able to park all the jets flying in. I've heard also that Air Force One is to come ( 50th anniversary of Daytona 500, this is almost like the superbowl here ...very important event).
The thunderbirds are also flying over the speedway every day.
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And me in the middle of all that frantic crowd... The campus is on the airport, sitting by the international speedway... That's quite funny to see all these typical american rednecks for most of them wearing the same Nascar sweater, waving either the american flag or the "Daytona 500" flag, and drinking the same Bud light.
I don't have to many pictures of all that, I post some pictures from the web to give an idea of that crazy week...
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