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Old 07-24-12 | 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by NOS88
I'd be happy if they were both absent. Think of the non-tack throwers who have injured riders over the years because the wanted to be part of the spectacle. I think the race would be better without the fans being allowed to be so close and sometimes out of control. It might not be as entertaining to some, but I watch it for the riders, not the circus around them. To me Didi is like the person who feels they need to run onto the field during a baseball game. But each to his own.
I agree with you. I have been at stages of the AToC and the idiot with the antlers almost knocked down a rider. These people don't do it for the riders, they do it for their 5 seconds of fame. Didi, however, is the least offensive of these guys.
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