Daytona 500

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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.