[IndySam]

Originally Posted by jerry w

I agree with you that we should use the best measurement we can find. But disagree with your selection of parts. The three full-sections of rail shown in the image are all the 72-inch length. The gate is now wider than previous years. With the extra rail visible on the ends of the image we have nearly 22 feet of rail visible. That is 40% of the standard field length. Thus we are seeing much more (80%) with symmetry.
The middle 10% of the field could have a stripe on the floor. But there is not much room for a structure like the rack-n-roll tower . . . etc.

I have opened and closed those gates more times that I could count and they really don't look any bigger to me. Has anyone done the measuring to confirm they are bigger?