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General Lee 01 Senior Enthusiast

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Ok, I've been thinking, which is better? Watching the race on TV or Actually being there?  So I made up a lil' Pros and cons List for both situations.

 

TV-

Pros:

- No ppl standing in your way

-No risk of injury (getting punched by drunken fan, etc.)

-Get multiple views of wrecks

Cons:

-Commercials

-don't get full effect of engines or the wind rushing by provided by the cars

-If the race goes overtime, you don't get to see it.

 

Actually being there-

Pros:

-Full effect of cars

-you can get a T-shirt after the race is over w/out driving anywhere

-You might have a chance of meeting a Driver or Crew Chief

Cons:

-If you miss a wreck you don't get a chance to see it again

-The cars are so loud, you can't hear the commentator on the pa, hence, you can't reall tell what's going on

 

-you have to pay extra for a cold beverage (Cause you can't bring a cooler in Chicagoland).

What do yall think?

MountaineerTom Senior Enthusiast

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I'll just ad a couple.

TV

Pros

1) No traffic to fight.

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Cons

1) Not being there.  LOL

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Being there

Pros

1) The smell!  I love the smell of the oil, rubber, smoke and all that.  

2) The food.  Martinsville and Rockingham have some of the best hot dogs I've ever eaten.  Charlotte and Talladega for the BBQ.

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Cons

1) Traffic.  I hate trying to get 500 cars out of a filed with ony 3 exit ways.  LOL  They alway have people helping to cram you in there, but for some reason they are no where to be found when it's time to leave.  LOL

2) RAIN!!

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Quote: from General Lee 01 on 10:48 pm on July 19, 2001

rain is a con for both situations LOL (atleast for me they are)

 

Good point!  LOL  But you can change the channel at home, all you can do at the track is try not to get soaked.  LOL

(Edited by MountaineerTom 99Z71 at 10:53 pm on July 19, 2001)

General Lee 01 Senior Enthusiast

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.......And watch all the pace cars,  jet dryers,and tow trucks race around the track trying to dry it.

 

Those Jet dryers are awesome looking in person.

One year RIR hooked up tractor tires to the tow trucks and dragged them around the track. That was fun to watch too. LOL (I'm amazed easily aren't I??)

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Tom, I hope that 500 cars was just a number you threw out there.  The last two years here at the Texas race we got out in 5 minutes.  Yes you read it write, 5 minutes.  We park in the outer field next to the service road.  they camp in this field as well.  It takes awhile to get to the car but when we get in, we are gone.  

A major pro for being there is the full effect of the speed.  You see it in a whole new view.

Question jeremy: Did you sign the Earnhardt trailor when you went to the race?  

(Edited by Bill89 at 9:41 am on July 20, 2001)

MountaineerTom Senior Enthusiast

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Well, I meant 500 for some of the more rural area tracks.  Rockingham, Darlington, Indy were the worst.  Talladega can be tough sometimes too if you don't get a good parking spot.  Charlotte was kind of bad, but about 6 years ago we found a good place to park and we can get out pretty quickly, but we usually run to the vehicle after the race and we just hop in and go.  Rockingham only has a couple two lane roads going in and out near teh track, so it's a pretty good wait sometime, depending on where you park.

General Lee 01 Senior Enthusiast

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Bill, No I didn't, I thought it would be best if I left it alone. Since my handwriting sucks when writing vertical anyways.

In the following days after Daytona, a local Radio station made up this BIG banner that they were going to send to the Earnhardts. I signed it. So I felt as if that was enough, other thoughts of Earnhardt I feel IMO are best kept to myself.

Jpshostr Senior Enthusiast

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TV pros:

Air conditioning on a hot day

Many different angles to see from

Commentators that are fun to listen to and give interesting info(at least when Fox had it)

Comfy chair

No traffic

Cheaper

Being there pros:

The "full racing experience"

Need I say more?

Kania2k1 Senior Enthusiast

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Being There:

- The roar of the cars when they drop the green flag.  Make the hair on your neck stand up!

I hear ya about the traffic.  We used to go to Atlanta every year when we lived in Knoxville.  Took about 2 hours to get out of the field across the street from the track.

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I've been going to races my whole life and I have to agree that Atlanta has the worst traffic on the circuit.  My dad was a permanent reservation holder at most of the tracks in the South. My favorite has always been Martinsville and my dad's was Bristol. Like Mountaineer Tom we found great places to park at every track, it just takes time to find the right places.

General Lee 01 Senior Enthusiast

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RIR is horrible w/ Traffic too.

I don't know about Atlanta, Darlington, or Charlotte but RIR has only 2 main ways out of the track. It took me an hour to get home after getting into my car. AND I ONLY LIVE 2 MILES FROM THE FACILITY. To top it all off, THIS WAS ONLY AFTER THE BUSCH RACE. So I can't imagine how bad it is after the CUP race.

P.S. You wonder why I don't walk home if it's just 2 miles? Well, Spend a week in Richmond........

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