Thursday, February 21, 2013

Motorsports, like so many pastimes, takes many forms and some enjoy pretty much all of it, others ju




We had thought of seeing NASCAR at Charlotte but it looks as if it huge and likely to be very busy and time consuming for someone who's not a huge fan. So this is where the idea of more local level motorsport at Mobile came from. I'm tempted with the Drag racing and my partner's more convinced about Dirt Track racing, so who should win this battle?
Although each of the places you've listed is worth visiting, I'm just a little concerned that you're trip is overly concentrated on coastal regions. One place where you can correct this possible imbalance, and hit some sites that fit your described alaska cruise ratings interests, is between Savannah and Mobile. If, rather than following Florida's Gulf coast to Mobile, you head inland a bit through southern Georgia you can see some unique wildlife at Okefenokee Swamp , some history at Andersonville and Warm Springs , and some historic architecture at Selma, AL . Brew pubs are everywhere , as are drag strips alaska cruise ratings and dirt ovals throughout the South. Just keep your eyes open and your radio tuned to the local AM stations.
Motorsports, like so many pastimes, takes many forms and some enjoy pretty much all of it, others just this and that. So the following is not a promotion of one form vs another, but is instead just some information with which to further boil down your plans.
I enjoy NASCAR. Not nearly so much as I used to, but I still enjoy it. I often say one needn't be a fan to enjoy a Sprint Cup race (the top series). Particularly in Charlotte, where nearly all of the teams are based, the boys put on a good show. It's one of the faster tracks, with speeds reaching 200 mph as they decelerate before entering Turn 1. They round the turns at something like 160 mph. If you were to go, by all means arrive at least an hour, hour and a half before the green flag flies. The people-watching opportunities are endless. The crowd is a genuine spectacle. American flags will be abundantly displayed and the military will be honored often. At the conclusion of the National Anthem, military aircraft will come streaking over the crowd. It is, quite simply, a slice of Americana you won't find elsewhere. Oh, and taking a free tour of one of the teams shops is worthwhile even if you choose not to dedicate a full day to a race. The shops are arranged with elevated walkways and windows so fans can stroll about watching engines being built, braking systems assembled, chassis fabricated, and sponsor decals applied. The shops are as clean and orderly as an operating theater in a hospital.
And I really enjoy local dirt-track racing. I had the distinct pleasure of taking in an evening of dirt-tracking at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tennessee last month, and it was great. Friday or Saturday night dirt-tracking often features the running of a number of classes of competition, and the lower levels alaska cruise ratings can be downright comical. Local drivers have fiercely loyal local fans, and there's always a load of cheering and jeering to be enjoyed. If you go, be sure to try the fried bologna alaska cruise ratings sandwich (pronounced baloney sammitch ). If you happen upon a dirt track which doesn't offer them, please post your observation. These sub-par track operators must be reported.
My only fear about local drag racing would be it might seem difficult to follow. I know little about drag racing, but it seems much of it, at least on the local level, is racing the clock , where the various levels of competition cannot run flat-out inasmuch as they can't exceed pre-determined speeds or too-low ETs (elapsed times). They do race side-by-side, but often with on and off the throttle methods. The small bit of local drag racing I've seen wasn't entirely thrilling. If, on the other hand, you find yourself at an NHRA event, by all means go. The Funny Cars and Top Fuelers appear to be shot out of a cannon. It's unreal. Fair warning: buy good, high decibel alaska cruise ratings earplugs from a pharmacy, and consider headset style ear protection such as lawn equipment operators wear. Yes, earplugs AND a headset, and it will still hurt. The noise level at an NHRA event is indescribable.
I should have mentioned that we're not really sitting on beach people so the suggestion of heading inland makes a lot of sense. We'll probably try and switch Tallahassee and Pensacola for Warm Springs and Montgomery with visits to Selma and Old Cahawba as well.
You might want to make yourself aware of the track schedule for the days preceding the Cup race on Saturday night. Qualifying is Thursday night, the Nationwide Series runs Friday night, so Friday afternoon should include a Cup practice session. About a week before the race the website jayski.com will publish the hour-by-hour schedule for the Charlotte weekend.
alaska cruise ratings Pity you won't be in CLT on the 10th. The World of Outlaws sprint car series runs their season finale at the dirt track beside the main speedway that night. Sprint alaska cruise ratings cars are the ones with the giant wing atop the car, super-wide tires, 900 hp, and no brakes alaska cruise ratings or clutch. Talk about a car looking as though it was shot out of a cannon. When the sprint cars straighten out after sweeping through the turns in a 4-wheel drift, those back tires bite the clay surface and they really take off down the straits.
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