At the Track

We'll note happenings at the national and local levels of racing.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Just can’t leave it alone

NASCAR just can’t leave well enough alone.

Toyota. Car of Tomorrow. The Chase.

Now they tinker with the All-Star Challenge. One day after you think they’ve finished changing the rules (ha!) they mess with the All-Star format. Good grief, it took until after midnight last year to finish the race. But then again, there was entertainment by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

At least it's still a $$$$$$$ race. No points. Just good old fashioned bumpin' and bangin' swappin' paint and kissin' the wall racin'.

Woo-Hoo!

Of course, fans can make a whole 10 days of it. The NASCAR Members Club convention is held the two days before the race, and a week later is the Coke 600. Might as well stay a while.

The Hall of Fame is coming to town, there are lots of raceshops to visit and the shopping isn’t too shabby, either. I’m mapping out a week’s worth of things to do. Why bother making the 5-hour drive down and 5-hour drive back on Wednesday/Sunday and Friday/Sunday?

OK racefans, in order of preference, which team shops to visit?
For me, Roush, Gibbs, Childress, Hendrick. And let’s not forget Childress Vineyard (interesting tour).

Where do YOU want to go at Charlotte and the surrounding area?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

In the past when I have been to the Charlotte races, we have gone to Kenny Wallace fan club. All of his family participates. They have dinner, play some games to raise money for a charity and have an autograph session. It's a fun time and very family oriented. However, I am more of a fan of his brother, Rusty. I am a season ticket holder at Charlotte and Bristol and won't be attending any of the races. With Rusty gone, it's just not as fun for me.
Also I remember meeting Dale Jr when he came to Charleston with his dad. I got a very good picture of him. I imagine he may have been 14.
But I wish all other race fans a good season!