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The Del Mar Fairgrounds is the host for the 2006 California's Strongest Man contest as well as one of the largest and most attended county fairs in the nation. To find out more about the Del Mar fairgrounds, visit their website.

The contest is being held on the last weekend of the fair and attendance is expected to be very high. The contest will be held on the actual race track, with stadium seating for the audience. Benefits of being held on the racetrack include the close proximity of the Beer Garden, the use of both the 60 foot Jumbo-Tron on the track as well as the smaller one in the Beer Garden so everyone can see everything up close.

There will be reserved parking close by for athletes as well as private showers after the contest. The fair is a lot of fun so if you want to hang out after the contest is over, you can get cleaned up and enjoy yourself without having to go back to the hotel first.

More details will be available soon.

Here you can see some of the Fair's Beer Garden and the smaller of the two Jumbo-Trons. Del Mar has graciously offered us the use of their state of the art sound system and the competition will be broadcast on the Jumbo-Trons so everyone will have a front row seat for the action! The athletes will be able to see themselves on a 60 foot screen.

Directions provided by the Del Mar Fairgrounds website.

From coastal San Diego:
Take Interstate 5 north.
Exit at Via De La Valle, turn west (left turn at the base of the off-ramp).
Take Via De La Valle west to Jimmy Durante Boulevard (about three-tenths mile) and turn left.
The entrance to the Fairgrounds will be on your right.
To reach Horse park, take the Via de la Valle exit from Interstate 5, then turn right, heading east. Horse park is at the corner of Via de la Valle and El Camino Real.

From inland San Diego:
Take Interstate 15 north or south, to Highway 56 west, to Interstate 5 north.
Exit at Via De La Valle, turn west (left turn at the base of the off-ramp).
Take Via De La Valle west to Jimmy Durante Boulevard (about three-tenths mile) and turn left.
The entrance to the Fairgrounds will be on your right.
To reach Horse park, take the Via de la Valle exit from Interstate 5, then turn right, heading east. Horse park is at the corner of Via de la Valle and El Camino Real.

From eastern San Diego County:
Take Interstate 8 west, to Interstate 805 north, to Interstate 5 north.
OR take Interstate 8 west, to Highway 125 north, to Highway 52 west, to Interstate 805 north, to Interstate 5 north.
Exit at Via De La Valle, turn west (left turn at the base of the off-ramp).
Take Via De La Valle west to Jimmy Durante Boulevard (about three-tenths mile) and turn left.
The entrance to the Fairgrounds will be on your right.
To reach Horse park, take the Via de la Valle exit, then turn right (east). Horse park is at the corner of Via de la Valle and El Camino Real.

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