TMS nascar in November

[todd]

anyone taken the helicopter to TMS for a Nascar race? I am wanting to get my wife tickets to the Nascar race and flight to the race. Anyone done that yet? cost? is it worth it? Any input would help,


Thanks

Todd

[lewismc]

The helicopter? I usually walk from the camp ground.

[DoubleR]

I've seen the line after the race. It looked like the chopper people would make it out just before the prefered parking people. I would save the helicopter for Hawaii or Montana.

[todd]

Thanks for the info on the helicopter. I think that If I got one of those pit passes and hung out there for a couple of hours that would let some of the traffic leave. I just hate sitting in traffic. A friend of mine told me to rent a limo, cheaper than the helicopter and you can watch a movie in the back. I don;t know about that!

[Clois Harlan]

Let me tell you about "Prefered Parking"! Granted things have changed over the years but our Prefered Parking only helped in the trek from the parking lot to our seats. In fact we were less than 50 yards from the gate entrance. Problem was an old accounting principle "FIRST IN LAST OUT" and we were. First year we didn't get out of the parking lot until 9:30 (race ended before 5:00) and the second year was a little better.

Over the 5 years I attended this race I learned that general parking is best for exiting quickly or let's say quicker. Perhaps the best facility for traffic management and fan friendliness has to be Indianappolis at both the IRS and Nascar races. Many other places could learn from them. I also learned to never park in a grassy field on an incline at Talledega when there is any chance for rain, without a 4 wheel drive vehicle.

I hope you get to take your wife to the race but keep in mind that some of the most fun happens in the campgrounds after the race. Grill a burger or steak after the race and just hangout for an hour or so and you will have a much better time.

Clois