Hey, have you ever done a grandstand race?
I'm looking at ticks for the march race and I can't decide if I should pick up the ones in red section of turn 4 or in the Earnhart terrace any suggestions?
thanks
First off, the map you see when you look at ticket sales is out of date.
Call up that map and follow me, for a minute, if you will...
For 3 years we had tickets in the Earnhardt section - just a bit to the left of the "T" in Terrace. Great seats, looking into the axis of Turn 4 and right down pit road.
I changed to the Richard Petty section this year - below the ending "e" in Terrace, about half way down / up.
What this map is not showing is the new track configuration. On the map, locate where it says "Grandstand Section 2" - put your mouse pointer at the end of the "2" - and slide to the right (in a straight line) until you hit the track, then drop down about an 1/8", that is the new entrance to pit road, which is now curved to follow the bow in the "D".
I went there for the Truck race this past Sept, just to let you know that this was a real "eye ball" recon report.
When they added the banking, they hosed a lot of viewing from the "Red" seats you are talking about. Not sure how to describe this: this is the new track banking angle - "/" - a lot of red seating is now right at the top of the / because of how high they had to raise the right side of the track for the increase in banking. Make sense?
Like I said, get seats in either the Petty or Earnhardt sections, higher is better. The view from the Earnhardt section was nothing short of awesome - looking straight into the Las Vegas valley (the lights of down town), almost in parallel with the right runway of Nellis AFB (if you are here on Friday or Saturday, you get two shows for the price of one - Nascar and what ever Nellis is doing.)
And, those seats are stadium style seats - a real seat, back rest, arm rests, beer holders on the back of the seats in front of you... :)......it don't get no better!
My cost for Mar next year (for me and the boy) was real close to $1,000...broken down as follows.....
Tickets: Friday Qual, $20 ea - x2, Saturday - Busch Race, $83 x2, Sunday - Cup Race, $180 x2. Plus 2 passes to the Interactive Fan area - $150 ea, x2. My boy is not old enough to go in the gargage area (another option), but the new "Fan Interactive" option is your are on top of the garage, looking down at the teams doing their thing. Plus, 2 preferred parking tickets @ $50 each. Going with a buddy & wife, need space to bbq - 3 spaces. Dedicated lane off property to I-15. I've done this for 3 years. Last year there were 160,000 people here - took me less than an hour to get home. Well worth the $50.
Last year we bought the "Pre-Race On Track" ticket for $75 each (same price this year) - you are "right there" for the driver introductions. I know ya don't like him, but when I yelled, "Hey, DJ, good luck!", he looked right at me and gave me the thumbs up. You were that close to all the drivers. The crowd was packed in tight by that time and the boy could not see sh!t. No problem. I'm 6'6", on the shoulders we go....talk about a kid in 7th heaven!
Hope this helps. If you do get tickets, by all means I'd like to at least try for an "eye ball" meet and greet. The place will be packed, of course, but I can work that out.