Bristol this weekend

**scion0** · 08-20-2008, 04:30 PM

Just got 4 tickets (in the Waltrip X section) with parking, headsets, and hotel thrown into my lap for this weekends Sharpie 500 in Bristol, TN, at no cost to me! <blockquote>

Life is rough sometime...</blockquote>

Anybody been there? Maybe I will follow the misses down on the bike... what's a mere 10 or so hours!!

(Never been to a NASCAR event so not sure what to expect other than 160,000 folks).

Oh yeah, forgot to mention, also have passes for a ride on the track (for Sat. morning).

Who is near Bristol?

Yellow Jacket · 08-20-2008, 04:41 PM

This is something you've gotta do at least once. You will definitely need the headsets or ear plugs. Those boys are LOUD! Also, take sunscreen. Hope you have a great time.

**scion0** · 08-20-2008, 05:22 PM

Thanks! The headsets I was referring to was the ones with the radio to listen to the drivers. :-)

skimo · 08-20-2008, 06:11 PM

Lucky dog, have fun should be a great race.

bigdave · 08-20-2008, 08:18 PM

im about a hour and 15 minutes from bristol use to go all the time until tickets went out of site. in my opinion bristol has the best racing and not a bad seat in the track

pirate · 08-20-2008, 10:55 PM

Wow, sounds like fun. I'm not a huge NASCAR fan, but I would like to go to a race once in my life.

rksaw · 08-21-2008, 01:13 AM

I too am jealous. I'm not a big fan--I much prefer the NFL--but I do like Greg Biffle (Pacific Northwest Boy) and whoever is driving the U.S. Army Car (Mark Martin this year, I think it was Joe Nemechek last year). Don't forget to check back in and tell us how much fun you had.

buckeye · 08-21-2008, 08:41 AM

Things you don't see on TV: Eye popping colors of the cars, the decked-out vendor rigs - one or two for each driver, the enthusiasm of the fans, good looking women (not many clothes), and of course deep fried turkey legs and boiled peanuts. This is a fun experience and well worth the trip! Have a blast!!!

dantama · 08-21-2008, 10:39 AM

I would love to see a race at least once in my life. On my trip back from Georgia I passed Talladega speedway while I was on the freeway. If my wife wasn't with me, I would have stopped and looked around.

I know that some things have to be experienced in person to really understand it. I had seen top fuel dragsters all my life, but that didn't even prepare me for what they were like in person.

I'm jealous, have fun!

cactusjack · 08-21-2008, 11:15 AM

Not a fan of NASCAR myself, but we have a couple of big races here each year at PIR. I need to go sometime just to say I did it.

**scion0** · 08-21-2008, 12:50 PM

Thanks everyone!! It's a nice race so that should change it up a bit as well.

**scion0** · 08-22-2008, 12:26 PM

All gassed up, charged up, packed up and ready to go.... see ya when I get back!

chainsaw · 08-22-2008, 10:53 PM

I'd love to do the ride around the track. I think that would be awesome. A flight with the Blue Angels would be even better.

**coacha** · 08-23-2008, 12:45 PM

I have been there for sprint car races on dirt in 2000. They put dirt on it for two weekends back in 99 and 2000. All I know is that the sprint cars turned laps at about 147 mph! It was flat out all the way around or you got dusted.

I love that track and always look forward to the fall night race. I have much envy right now.

chainsaw · 08-24-2008, 11:36 AM

Watch the race on TV, very good race. Could have just watched the last 10 laps, but then I'd have missed all the wrecks.

08-20-2008, 04:30 PM	#1
scion0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 1,507	Bristol this weekend Just got 4 tickets (in the Waltrip X section) with parking, headsets, and hotel thrown into my lap for this weekends Sharpie 500 in Bristol, TN, at no cost to me! <blockquote> Life is rough sometime...</blockquote> Anybody been there? Maybe I will follow the misses down on the bike... what's a mere 10 or so hours!! (Never been to a NASCAR event so not sure what to expect other than 160,000 folks). Oh yeah, forgot to mention, also have passes for a ride on the track (for Sat. morning). Who is near Bristol? __________________ ___________________ Mike "Scion0" VBA#: 0097 Former VBA North Central Asst Regional Leader St Jude Rides Peoria to Memphis Rider Retired MSgt, USAF (1979 -99) "Don't sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff!" Current ride: 2012 H-D Ultra FLHTCU (Black) Past ride: 2007 Black Nomad Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-20-2008, 04:41 PM	#2
Yellow Jacket Top Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fayetteville, Georgia Posts: 5,792	Bristol this weekend This is something you've gotta do at least once. You will definitely need the headsets or ear plugs. Those boys are LOUD! Also, take sunscreen. Hope you have a great time. __________________ Bob KawaNOW/VBA 210 Green/Silver 2006 Patriot Guard Riders 2009
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08-20-2008, 05:22 PM	#3
scion0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 1,507	Bristol this weekend Thanks! The headsets I was referring to was the ones with the radio to listen to the drivers. :-) __________________ ___________________ Mike "Scion0" VBA#: 0097 Former VBA North Central Asst Regional Leader St Jude Rides Peoria to Memphis Rider Retired MSgt, USAF (1979 -99) "Don't sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff!" Current ride: 2012 H-D Ultra FLHTCU (Black) Past ride: 2007 Black Nomad
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08-20-2008, 06:11 PM	#4
skimo Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Panama City, Florida Posts: 269	Bristol this weekend Lucky dog, have fun should be a great race.
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08-20-2008, 08:18 PM	#5
bigdave Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Burnsville, NC Posts: 1,589	Bristol this weekend im about a hour and 15 minutes from bristol use to go all the time until tickets went out of site. in my opinion bristol has the best racing and not a bad seat in the track __________________ David "BigDave" Hall Burnsville NC VBA #477 2007 Red and Silver Nomad (traded 4/10/2014) 2013 Blue and Black Voyager Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-20-2008, 10:55 PM	#6
pirate Sr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,865	Bristol this weekend Wow, sounds like fun. I'm not a huge NASCAR fan, but I would like to go to a race once in my life.
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08-21-2008, 01:13 AM	#7
rksaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Damascus, OR Posts: 1,430	Bristol this weekend I too am jealous. I'm not a big fan--I much prefer the NFL--but I do like Greg Biffle (Pacific Northwest Boy) and whoever is driving the U.S. Army Car (Mark Martin this year, I think it was Joe Nemechek last year). Don't forget to check back in and tell us how much fun you had.
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08-21-2008, 08:41 AM	#8
buckeye Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: south central Ohio Posts: 294	Bristol this weekend Things you don't see on TV: Eye popping colors of the cars, the decked-out vendor rigs - one or two for each driver, the enthusiasm of the fans, good looking women (not many clothes), and of course deep fried turkey legs and boiled peanuts. This is a fun experience and well worth the trip! Have a blast!!!
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08-21-2008, 10:39 AM	#9
dantama Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 0	Bristol this weekend I would love to see a race at least once in my life. On my trip back from Georgia I passed Talladega speedway while I was on the freeway. If my wife wasn't with me, I would have stopped and looked around. I know that some things have to be experienced in person to really understand it. I had seen top fuel dragsters all my life, but that didn't even prepare me for what they were like in person. I'm jealous, have fun!
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08-21-2008, 11:15 AM	#10
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Bristol this weekend Not a fan of NASCAR myself, but we have a couple of big races here each year at PIR. I need to go sometime just to say I did it. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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08-21-2008, 12:50 PM	#11
scion0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 1,507	Bristol this weekend Thanks everyone!! It's a nice race so that should change it up a bit as well. __________________ ___________________ Mike "Scion0" VBA#: 0097 Former VBA North Central Asst Regional Leader St Jude Rides Peoria to Memphis Rider Retired MSgt, USAF (1979 -99) "Don't sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff!" Current ride: 2012 H-D Ultra FLHTCU (Black) Past ride: 2007 Black Nomad
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08-22-2008, 12:26 PM	#12
scion0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 1,507	Bristol this weekend All gassed up, charged up, packed up and ready to go.... see ya when I get back! __________________ ___________________ Mike "Scion0" VBA#: 0097 Former VBA North Central Asst Regional Leader St Jude Rides Peoria to Memphis Rider Retired MSgt, USAF (1979 -99) "Don't sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff!" Current ride: 2012 H-D Ultra FLHTCU (Black) Past ride: 2007 Black Nomad
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08-22-2008, 10:53 PM	#13
chainsaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,732	Bristol this weekend I'd love to do the ride around the track. I think that would be awesome. A flight with the Blue Angels would be even better.
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08-23-2008, 12:45 PM	#14
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Bristol this weekend I have been there for sprint car races on dirt in 2000. They put dirt on it for two weekends back in 99 and 2000. All I know is that the sprint cars turned laps at about 147 mph! It was flat out all the way around or you got dusted. I love that track and always look forward to the fall night race. I have much envy right now. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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08-24-2008, 11:36 AM	#15
chainsaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,732	Bristol this weekend Watch the race on TV, very good race. Could have just watched the last 10 laps, but then I'd have missed all the wrecks.
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