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11 minutes ago, Updawg said:

We are going out tmr. Am I crazy to try back ways to park in a free lot. I think N, f or t. I’ll bring cash for a private lot as well. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been out there so I’m sure things have changed. For F1 I used to always come in from the south on a back road and park in a private lot

Parking is free for this weekend in lots F, N, and T (courtesy of SMI/TMS running this race rather than COTA running it).

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I thought about going up tomorrow from Houston and making it a one day trip, but I don't want my first Nascar in person race to be a road course because I don't care for road courses lol....plus i want to take in full weekend experience (aka take a cooler and get wasted)

Some buddies and me have been talking about making a trip somewhere, but next year at the earliest probably.



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33 minutes ago, Scraps said:

I thought about going up tomorrow from Houston and making it a one day trip, but I don't want my first Nascar in person race to be a road course because I don't care for road courses lol....plus i want to take in full weekend experience (aka take a cooler and get wasted)

Some buddies and me have been talking about making a trip somewhere, but next year at the earliest probably.

I like all kinds of tracks, but yeah, your first NASCAR experience should beon a big oval.

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4 hours ago, Updawg said:

We are going out tmr. Am I crazy to try back ways to park in a free lot. I think N, f or t. I’ll bring cash for a private lot as well. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been out there so I’m sure things have changed. For F1 I used to always come in from the south on a back road and park in a private lot

plenty of free parking, just adjust which direction you are coming in from based on where you are sitting.  my group will be in turn 1 so we will come in from the east but we don't even really have to do that.  if you are coming in on 130 then 2 hours before race start is plenty of time.  come earlier if you want to see more prerace activity or walk around to the merchandise trailers and booths.  Nascar is not nearly the parking clusterfuck that F1 is.   

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4 hours ago, wood said:

Looks like they're using the second cut-through & not the first. Probably don't want lap time comparisons to other series.

I thought it was much better with the shorter layout today, although it was a hot sumbitch in the bleachers in turn 12.  coming out of the shortcut into the stadium section was plenty of action 

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1 hour ago, Scraps said:

I thought about going up tomorrow from Houston and making it a one day trip, but I don't want my first Nascar in person race to be a road course because I don't care for road courses lol....plus i want to take in full weekend experience (aka take a cooler and get wasted)

Some buddies and me have been talking about making a trip somewhere, but next year at the earliest probably.


 

I would say Talladega, but it may ruin all your future Nascar experiences at other places because Talladega is fucking insane for the partying there.  

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Parking sounds good then I have enough cota experience to be able to handle then. We are also in t 12 but I like to move around. Looked pretty empty on tv today but I’m sure there will be more people tmr. Plan on getting there around noon. Need to remember sunscreen

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10 minutes ago, Updawg said:

Parking sounds good then I have enough cota experience to be able to handle then. We are also in t 12 but I like to move around. Looked pretty empty on tv today but I’m sure there will be more people tmr. Plan on getting there around noon. Need to remember sunscreen

Nah. There were hundreds of people there ... 

27 minutes ago, Bill Brasky said:

I thought it was much better with the shorter layout today, although it was a hot sumbitch in the bleachers in turn 12.  coming out of the shortcut into the stadium section was plenty of action 

It wasn't bad. The racing was good. Would probably be better with some semblance of track limits. Weird choice to use that cut-through though. It's designed to go the opposite direction, in use with the back portion of the track. 

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Oh, and @Updawg & anyone else in T12, beware the sun there. Bring your sunscreen. The biggest problem there is that in the afternoon the sun reflects off of the aluminum bleachers and right up into your face. It's a bit of a beating, esp if you aren't ready for it.

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17 minutes ago, wood said:

Oh, and @Updawg & anyone else in T12, beware the sun there. Bring your sunscreen. The biggest problem there is that in the afternoon the sun reflects off of the aluminum bleachers and right up into your face. It's a bit of a beating, esp if you aren't ready for it.

Bring your walking shoes as well, especially if you park along the backstretch.  They make you walk all the way to the soccer stadium to get in the gates, then you walk back a half mile in the direction you just came from to get to turn 12.  Frustrating as fuck with my shitty knees.  

It was hot as fuck today.  First really warm day of the year after coming out of a cold spell a week ago. 

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4 minutes ago, Bill Brasky said:

Bring your walking shoes as well, especially if you park along the backstretch.  They make you walk all the way to the soccer stadium to get in the gates, then you walk back a half mile in the direction you just came from to get to turn 12.  Frustrating as fuck with my shitty knees.  

It was hot as fuck today.  First really warm day of the year after coming out of a cold spell a week ago. 

Yeah I've never been able to fathom why there's no entrance at T12. IIRC there are even gates there, so all they'd have to do is staff the gate with temporary personnel. Oh, wait. There it is. It would cost a few dollars, so fuck the fans.

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On 3/1/2025 at 6:39 PM, Bill Brasky said:

I would say Talladega, but it may ruin all your future Nascar experiences at other places because Talladega is fucking insane for the partying there.  

Talladega is a great party atmosphere.  But for the racing experience Bristol is the best.  Pro Tip for overnighting.  Pack your stuff and rent an RV about 50 miles out from the track.  You'll save money on fuel and time going to the track and on the way home.  We were slow learners; it took us about 4 races before we figured that out.  We thought we were doing the right thing at first because we had our own RV.  Bless our hearts.

One more thing, stay away from the boiled peanuts.

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Oh wow. Just saw a good shot of the main gs during that pitstop. That gs is maybe 10-20% occupado. 15 isn't much better, if any.

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"Hey I'm at a Nascar race wearing douchey sunglasses....let's go with the Horns Down!"

Dumbass

Ha I think I know what you are talking about. I missed but everyone around us started making fun of Aggies and ragging on him
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Was pretty fun out there for my first time at nascar. Parking was easy and it wasn’t crazy crowded. Watched the first stage on the main straight and also had a good view of t1. Then we went to t12 and left with about 20 laps to go. I didn’t want to deal with traffic.

Nice breeze so it wasn’t hot

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On 3/1/2025 at 5:16 PM, Scraps said:

I thought about going up tomorrow from Houston and making it a one day trip, but I don't want my first Nascar in person race to be a road course because I don't care for road courses lol....plus i want to take in full weekend experience (aka take a cooler and get wasted)

Some buddies and me have been talking about making a trip somewhere, but next year at the earliest probably.


 

If you aren't interested in camping at the track, my brother and I have been using this outfit to attend the championship races for the past 10 years and couldn't be more pleased with them. They handle the hotel, tickets, tour busses (with a police escort) to and from the track, scanners, etc. 

We've only been to Miami and Phoenix, so I can't comment on the experience in smaller venues, but I wouldn't hesitate to use them elsewhere. 

https://onlocationexp.com/nascar

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