JeffOYB

Paid parking impedes? Every city has ballsport parks that attract thousands every weekend that all have very high prices in every regard. Same w every music concert or other show. Money is no factor. In fact higher fees usually indicate more popularity.

Sure, one demographic likes to sit in a park for free.

But marketing knows that ppl can be readily persuaded to pay a lot to go out and see something.

Football also is often very very uncomfortable -- sitting in bleachers in nasty cold weather. Bad weather is just another opportunity to sell.

Anyway, the Worlds in Louisville drew 10k paying. Not bad for a first try! I wonder if our other WC races have fees. I went to Trek last yr, no fee as i recall. it would not have mattered. I paid something to get there and while i was there. Fees irrelevant to me and also to 90% of the population.