61,200 Dutchmen can’t be wrong

Though the threat of rain hovered over Assen for most of the weekend, today broke with sunny skies and traffic snarls on the way into the circuit. After warm-up, Paul Tracy stopped by the media center and remarked, “There must be 120,000 fans out there and they’re still coming in… look at the grandstands!" Though there are many fans still pouring into the circuit (we hear the actual attendance is in the 65,000 range, and 80,000 for the weekend), security and crowd control have done a great job getting everyone into the track with no delay. While Doornbos is the obvious favorite here in the Netherlands, Sebastien Bourdais is hoping to ruin the party by winning his fourth straight championship.

We are told they did not print enough General Admission tickets and ran out. The promoter told AutoRacing1.com that there is a waiting list for the suites (Pictured right).