 Low Attendance for Opening Practice Friday September 28th, 2001 Many of the expected visitors to the United States Grand Prix have stayed away following the terrorist attacks two weeks ago, when hijacked airlines crashed into New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington. Several thousand fans turned out to watch the session but the main grandstand opposite the start-finish line had row upon row of empty seats. There are fewer journalists than usual in the media center and corporate guests and sponsors appear scarcer on the ground. The daily Indianapolis Star newspaper quoted the general manager of one downtown restaurant as saying that Jaguar had cut a party of worldwide dealers Saturday night from 350 guests to 60. "They're worried that if the war goes on they'll get stuck in America, in Indianapolis. Why would they come?," manager Jay Fields told the paper.
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