My first NASCAR event

PolkThug
PolkThug Posts: 7,532
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
I was really spoiled at my first NASCAR event.

View from back side of suite:
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View from suite:
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I won't mention the free beer, ribs, nachos, etc. :D
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited October 2006
    What a way to experience NASCAR for the first time! Sitting in the sute must have been a fun time. I've been going to the Dover DE race for years and have really good seats but have never been in the suite. I didn't go to the race this year as money is tight and saving all that i can for polkfest. Glad to hear that you had a good time.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2006
    Awesome.Great seats you can clearly see the whole track and see Tony Stewart coast to Victory.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,645
    edited October 2006
    I went to Dover this year as an VIP guest for a company I do work for. Had a great time, but there's one thing I want to know. Where do all those Deliverance looking ****'s come from??? :eek:
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited October 2006
    Cue banjo
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited October 2006
    F1nut wrote:
    Where do all those Deliverance looking ****'s come from??? :eek:

    Jersey of course:D
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited October 2006
    When I watch NASCAR, I feel like I left something at home.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited October 2006
    :eek:
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2006
    Have sat in boxes for a few hockey games over the years. It's nice to get the royal treatment, but sitting in a soundproof box takes something away from the event. NOISE.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2006
    F1nut wrote:
    I went to Dover this year as an VIP guest for a company I do work for. Had a great time, but there's one thing I want to know. Where do all those Deliverance looking ****'s come from??? :eek:

    As long as you are still able to walk forward and have the majority of your teeth you should be ok. Scary! :D:D:D
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited October 2006
    I gotta agree with Michael. I went to every Pats home game for a few years, and the whole reason I loved going was because of the crowd. Just being in the midst of ~70k people screaming at the top of their lungs... .just nothing like it. Being in a luxury box must be nice an dall, but just not my thing.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited October 2006
    ND13 wrote:
    Jersey of course:D



    try a little further south of the mason dixon line there wise@ss!! LOL :D

    theres not much of a market for banjos and mouth harps up here in the Garden state. I've been to some Dover races with Fireman on occasion and have seen the scary people, dude, they are NOT from jersey.
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  • read-alot
    read-alot Posts: 812
    edited October 2006
    Back in the day.

    I can only imagine how nice it was up in those suites.

    Glad you had a good time.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2006
    IMHO, that's the only way to go to a race. That, of course, comign from someone who's never been to one at all.

    Glad you had good time!
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited October 2006
    Personally I prefer to be in the stands. The suites are nice but you just don't get the full experience from there. I'll never forget sitting in the 18th row just out of turn 4 at Talladega. FEELING the roar of that pack of cars, watching everyone in the section loose their hats from the rush of wind on the first lap, and going home looking like a raccoon because of all the tire dust on your face!

    Wow, what a rush!
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited October 2006
    Cmy - you should try Knoxville IA and the Outlaw Sprinters. Not much more of a rush than having a winged sprinter hitting 150 mph on a half-mile dirt track and sliding by you with only about 30 ft between you and the car. You have to drink your beer fast or it accumulates a lot of dark sludge at the bottom of the cup :eek: And yes the crowd will make you realize that a dentist will be the poorest person in town :rolleyes:
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited October 2006
    dkg999 wrote:
    Cmy - you should try Knoxville IA and the Outlaw Sprinters. Not much more of a rush than having a winged sprinter hitting 150 mph on a half-mile dirt track and sliding by you with only about 30 ft between you and the car. You have to drink your beer fast or it accumulates a lot of dark sludge at the bottom of the cup :eek: And yes the crowd will make you realize that a dentist will be the poorest person in town :rolleyes:

    Yea I've been there a few times. Boy are you right about the dentist!
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,838
    edited October 2006
    dkg999 wrote:
    Cmy - you should try Knoxville IA and the Outlaw Sprinters. Not much more of a rush than having a winged sprinter hitting 150 mph on a half-mile dirt track and sliding by you with only about 30 ft between you and the car. You have to drink your beer fast or it accumulates a lot of dark sludge at the bottom of the cup :eek: And yes the crowd will make you realize that a dentist will be the poorest person in town :rolleyes:

    It ain't racin' if there ain't dirt in yer beer!


    Scary is when one of those Outlaw cars hooks a wheel on the guard rail, gets all twisted sideways, digs into the dirt and ends up flying end over end, OVER the 20ft fence protecting the audience. Yeah, they look small standing next to them but when you are in the shadows of one coming at you at 100 MPH, they look pretty damn big!


    BTW, Sprints and Outlaws have no transmissions, that's why they go around the track turns sideways dancing a jig between the throttle and brake pedals.

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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2006
    Jstas wrote:
    BTW, Sprints and Outlaws have no transmissions, that's why they go around the track turns sideways dancing a jig between the throttle and brake pedals.
    Wow, now that's really interesting. They must have some major power (and no weight) to be able to accelerate and go fast with no gears.
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited October 2006
    I might have to start watching some of the roundy rounds now that Juan Pablo Montoya has joined the NASCAR.

    I think he is in the ARCA series now. But I really don't know much about the feeder series.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited October 2006
    MLS - There are a couple of road course tracks run during the NASCAR season.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2006
    MillerLiteScott wrote:
    I might have to start watching some of the roundy rounds now that Juan Pablo Montoya has joined the NASCAR.

    I think he is in the ARCA series now. But I really don't know much about the feeder series.
    Yes JPM will be in his first ARCA event this weekend at Taladega.He apparently looked good in testing.Hope he does well in the race.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited October 2006
    Jstas - a winged sprinter that is set up properly and has a ballsy motor won't slide in the corners! All you will hear is the motor lug slightly and the announcer say "it's quick time". It's a beautiful sight to see!
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited October 2006
    Halo wrote:
    MLS - There are a couple of road course tracks run during the NASCAR season.

    I do like to watch the road course races. I like to watch them slide the cars left and right.

    Watch the the Japanese Gran Prix this coming weekend. 130R a corner to watch. Alonso passed M$ on the outside 2 years ago( I think, can't remember which year). The season is down to the last 2 races and anything could happen.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2006
    MillerLiteScott wrote:
    I do like to watch the road course races. I like to watch them slide the cars left and right.

    Watch the the Japanese Gran Prix this coming weekend. 130R a corner to watch. Alonso passed M$ on the outside 2 years ago( I think, can't remember which year). The season is down to the last 2 races and anything could happen.
    Suzuka is a great circuit not quite a Spa but still one of the better ones.
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited October 2006
    Spa is my favorite circuit. And I miss it.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2006
    Thankfully Spa will be back next year, and I hope they didn't change Eu Rouge.
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  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited October 2006
    MillerLiteScott wrote:
    Alonso passed M$ on the outside 2 years ago( I think, can't remember which year). The season is down to the last 2 races and anything could happen.

    That was last year (2005) MillerLiteScott, the same race where Kimi embarassed Fisi when he passed him on the last lap to take the win. :D
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