Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Del Mar Racetrack Opening Day


Me, Kendall & Joe
Solana Beach and Del Mar are a zoo to try to get around on Del Mar Racetrack Opening Day.  Joe and Kendall found themselves at Pizza Port last year and said the scene was crazy.  We agreed to meet there after work for Opening Day.

The best seating area is outside Pizza Port.  The Amtrak station is across PCH with 4 lanes to (illegally) cross.  And yes the scene was crazy.  Amtrak trains arrive from points north (up from LA) and a double-decker bus shuttles you to the racetrack.  Trains allow carry-on drinks as well as serve drinks.  Guess it’s better than drinking and driving.
I joined Joe and Kendall at the outside seats next to ??? and Ken and their dog, Echo.  Echo had a rawhide stick and was going to town on it.  From our prime seats, we saw fashions of:
  • small hats for men and some women
  • outrageously large hats for women
  • short, short skirts
  • 4-8 inch heels
  • Two guys, one in a neon yellow suit and the other in neon purple

Fashion Knows No Pain
The combination of short, short skirts and 8-inch heels made for interesting highway crossings.  After ‘running’ across a lane or two, the women would just slow to a walk, stopping traffic.  At several points, traffic was stopped in both directions due to wandering drunks in the road.  And a few short-skirted women fell off of their 8-inch heels.
This is sooo much better than going to the track.