I hope I see you on tv! :yum:

It looks like the mecca for racing..

I've been to races before but never to any place as condensed as Bristol. Half mile track that feels like a stadium. Grand stands all around with seating for 160,000.

How high up will you be?

Not too high. We got seats in row 2 of the first terrace on the back stretch near turn 3. The terrace has the individual seats vs. bench seating down below. In all it's like row 30-35ish from the track.

Supposedly there are no bad seats at this track, you can see everything from the first row pretty much.

160,000... holy sh1t.. thats crazy bro.

Never been there but yeah, I would suspect there isn't a bad seat in the house.....unless you're in the seat of the car who's hitting the outside wall. :icon17:

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Up close and personal :yum:

From this angle. I thought I saw a right turn there for a second... :bowrofl:

That would make for an interesting race night at NASCAR, make them turn right... Before all the haters come out, I'm kidding (sort of). I know it does take skill and great car control at those speeds and proximity to others.


Have fun and take your hearing protection! That close is going to VERY loud with the "bowl" affect of the stadium style seats.

Yep I always wear ear protection. People always underestimate how loud 43 of those cars are at full throttle.

I cant imagine, i guess theres a massive difference from seeing it live and whats on tv.

Yeah most people that aren't into it (on TV) really enjoy actually being there. There is so much action happening on track that you can view in person that the TV will never be able to show. They might be focusing on the leaders or talking about their pit strategy but there are battles for position all throughout the pack. And you get to watch the cars sliding around on the edge of control. And of course the sounds and smells... awesome.

I've only been to one race (Dover Downs) and yeah wow, you have no idea how loud it is. I didn't really enjoy watching it in person though. You just don't see enough and it's impossible to follow the race from your seat.

Oh and also, you will smell like racecar fuel when you leave.

Dover was the first race I ever went to (1996). I've been to a bunch since... Darlington, Daytona, Charlotte, Richmond, etc. I have a friend that works for Joey Logano so I've been able to get the behind the scenes access with him before. There's just so much to take in when you're there in person... stuff you will never be able to see if you just watch it on TV.

Also, Hendrick Motorsports employs some hot female engineers. :yum:

Hot Passes get you pretty close to the action. :)

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One thing I noticed is that since I'm sort of a control freak I need to know everything that is going on... I get nervous when I'm actually at the race track because I don't know what everyone's pit strategy is or exactly what is going on. I like to sit at home with the broadcast, live timing and scoring on the laptop, and discussion with friends via FB chat. :|

Dat azzzzzzzz :yum::yum::yum:

I know Danica has a smoking hott body...

It's no wonder you and Fitz are such good friends ;)

Haha yeah I just love racing in general. Anything that races I love to be around.

Interesting, because I only see 2 turns
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I've kinda put NASCAR on the back burner and really been into the ALMS and Continental sports car racing series. Cool to see multiple classes of racing on some great tracks.

Hardy har har. I know you're being facetious. It's pretty obvious why they break a 180* turn down into two separate turns. They drive like two separate turns, it makes it easier to segment the track for discussing setup with your engineers, and it makes it much easier for a spotter to communicate with the driver about the position of incidents or anything else on track. That's the case for most ovals that feature these 180* corners.

I watch 'em all. I follow the Conti series because of the Mustang and Z teams.

Sports car racing in the US is pretty tough right now. It's been fragmented for a while (ALMS and Grand Am) and there is not that much domestic interest compared to the stick and ball sports.

That said United Sports Car Racing (ALMS + GrandAm combining) is going to be good for sports car racing in the US.

If you knew, THEN WHO WAS ON PHONE?!

British, Australian, and German touring car races are hard to beat... Plus they turn right too...

Those are my favorite to watch, personally. I love Aussie Supercars, in particular.

I remember the old days when Speedvision showed the BTCC races on weekday afternoons. Those were ridiculous... beating and banging all over the place.

This still happens....in p0rn. :rolleyes:


Wait...did really just type that? :facepalm:

I was phone. :icon14:

Fixed... :rofl2:

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well done sir.:p

Alright well I'm out of here. You guys have a great weekend.

You too Mr. President!

Put a little extra hitch in yer giddyup and high-tail it down yonder, ya hear?

The Spaten Optimator Dunkel is nice and cold!

Veal Schnitzel was awesome. Switched to Franziskaner Dunkel weissbier.

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I met a fellow Z owner just a few minutes ago, here in Riverdale.. I introduced him to the forum, and hopefully we'll have him attend some events.

He drove a blue sport..by the way.

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Death to the environment


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