Daytona 500

[George16]

It was fun. You get to drive two laps after the orientation and riding shotgun with one of their drivers. I think the fastest I went was 120-130 mph. It was agreat experience. My whole body was shaking bad when I got out of the car. It took a good 10-15 mintues to calm me down. No spin outs or crashes either. I'm always fascinated with speed hence all the speeding tickets I had received thoughout my driving life. I guess this is a lot safer compared to driving street bikes over 150 mph most of the time before I joined the Navy :).

Don't get me wrong, I still like NASCAR. I had been to Daytona a few times when I was stationed in Mayport. Been to Michigan Int'l Speedway and Pocono. Just one of the perks for being in the military. I just didn't enjoy the race as much as I used to. Now, I just need to be in Bristol for a night race. That would be awesome!!

[E-Revonut]

Originally Posted by George16

It was fun. You get to drive two laps after the orientation and riding shotgun with one of their drivers. I think the fastest I went was 120-130 mph. It was agreat experience. My whole body was shaking bad when I got out of the car. It took a good 10-15 mintues to calm me down. No spin outs or crashes either. I'm always fascinated with speed hence all the speeding tickets I had received thoughout my driving life. I guess this is a lot safer compared to driving street bikes over 150 mph most of the time before I joined the Navy :).

Don't get me wrong, I still like NASCAR. I had been to Daytona a few times when I was stationed in Mayport. Been to Michigan Int'l Speedway and Pocono. Just one of the perks for being in the military. I just didn't enjoy the race as much as I used to. Now, I just need to be in Bristol for a night race. That would be awesome!!

Going to the races is a blast and going to a race at Bristol is one of my dreams. Going to the race isn't a one day event though, going to a race is a 4-6 day long tailgating party! At least from my experience going to Watkins Glen a couple times, it's non stop partying from Wed-Monday morning.

[JERRY2KONE]

What makes NASCAR so popular is how the track is setup. Whether you like the oval or not it has one factor that keeps people coming back again and again. NASCAR tracks are setup much like a football stadium. You can seat 150K people around a NASCAR cirtuit with an average price of $35 to $50. Plus add in the executive boxes that sell for about $1K per person for a weekend. The attraction is that no matter where you sit you can see 90% to 100% of the race. This is why of all the different types of car racing NASCAR draws the biggest crouds. I have been to rally and F1 races, but you only get to watch 30% to 40% of the actual race leaving too much down time.

The repetitive roar of the engines as they circle around the track also puts my wife to sleep, because it is a constant cycle of reverberating sound.