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Posted on 06/26/2007 9:11:42 PM PDT by NYTexan
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I live in Rochester. I’ll drive in and out by motorcycle.
I only have to weather 106 for about a mile before I hit the back roads.
Can I bring my own cooler?
I am pretty sure all NASCAR tracks let you bring in your own coolers. No glass bottles, though. I’m sure there’s a website you can check that will give you a more authoritative answer then I can. From this site (http://www.nhis.com/grandstandrules.html) I found this statement: Only coolers 14” or under, in all dimensions, will be permitted into the Grandstand Area.
I would try hard to bring a soft-sided cooler. If you freeze small dixie cups of water, the ice will last a lot longer than if you buy the store ice.
Bringing or renting scanners is fun, especially for the down times, time trials, etc. A small radio is cool too, but there really isn’t much broadcast except MRN at race time, and you’ll scarcely be able to hear it at NHIS.
Damn, the bike is definitely the way to go! Lucky dog!
OH YEAH! They sell cheap plastic ponchos at the dollar store for a dime or so, but they are like $4 st the track. they are really small until you unfold them, and great if there is any threat of rain! Beats trash bags. I keep a bunch in my race cooler and my gof bag. Never know when they’ll come in handy.
Thanks for the ping. Nice looking thread!
There should also be a news release today that Tony Eury SR has resigned from DEI effective immediately. He will be the new Director of Competition at Jr Motorsports per Claire B on XM. She said she had heard for weeks that he NEVER actually took that position he was offered, as DEI tried to say. Which BTW he didn’t want, apparently he had no choice but to move to a new spot off the 15 team. He had just been staying home. Not going to DEI to work at all.
Also, BASS PRO SHOPS didn’t “re-sign.” with TEI with a normal sponsor contract extension. There was no contract extension, just took the OPTION that is in their current contract for another year. They gave DEI another year but are still working under the current contract. So, BPS and MTJ contracts will be up at the same time at the end of next year. With the news of Menard looking and this development, things don’t look good.
Ear plugs, seat cushion, cooler, water, sunblock, hat, your fav driver shirt, rent a scanner at the track.
Will I be able to hear the scanner at the track?
Does it play the race radio?
They are head phones so you should be able to hear. I have never heard anyone say they could not hear them. They should have MRN or PRN besides the various driver frequencies available.
There are also fanscan units available that are like TV coverage of the race available for rent. More expensive but just depends on what you prefer. Best to look at them when you get there.
Top Ten Rejected NASCAR Driver Action Figures
Kim DeHaven and Amy Henderson · Wednesday June 27, 2007
10. Awesome Bill – Comes with free bonus Past Champion’s Provisional and a bag of Hot and Spicy Pork Rinds.
9. Realistic Martin Truex, Jr. – Drinks real beer and then pees on your garage floor.
8. Super Jimmy – With Super Speedo! Also comes with dozens of Mylar balloons for all that hot air.
7. Carl the Buschwhacking Bandit – With spring-loaded super back-flip action and a free 776-point lead in the championship standings.
6. Super Jimmie – No longer comes with matching Bat-Chad figure, as production has been temporarily suspended for six weeks.
5. The Amazing Schrader – Comes with lifetime supply of Honey Buns.
4. The Reed Ranger – With super scope to hone in on his Targets. One in every 100 comes with a jump rope.
WARNING: Other action figures also hone in on the Target with alarming regularity.
3. Krazy Kyle – Whines when you pull the string, and runs over his brother with the push of a button.
2. Mr. Popularity – Comes with Cheerleading DW and Fussin’ Cuzin action figures. Red Army and throngs of teenage girl action figures sold separately.
DISCLAIMER: Remember, just because there is Bud ON the action figure does not mean there is Bud IN the action figure.
1. Wonder Boy – Toasts Intimidating Dale (sold separately) with milk when handed his championship trophy!
IF YOU BUY IT NOW: Additional bonus coupon for $10 off the Automatic Beer Can Catapult.
http://www.frontstretch.com/article/10102/
Official now........
Tony Eury Senior, affectionately known as ‘Pops’ is leaving Dale Earnhardt Incorporated to become the Team Director at JR Motorsports.
JR Motorsports is owned by Dale Earnhardt Junior who earlier this year severed ties with DEI starting in 2008.
Eury has been with DEI since it was founded and prior to that he worked for Dale Earnhardt’s Busch team. He was recently offered the position of director of DEI’s new research and development team but declined the job.
Double 3’s on that post.
Earnhardt Jr. priority No. 1 Budweiser
By DAVID POOLE - The Charlotte Observer
Tony Ponturo, the vice president of global media and sports marketing for Anheuser-Busch, minces no words when talking about how badly Budweiser wants to remain as sponsor for the cars driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr.
“Every day I wake up that’s what I’m working toward,” Ponturo said this week at The Associated Press Sports Editors annual convention in St. Louis.
“When you have the most popular driver for the past four years, that’s something that we helped build. If, and underline the if, that ends up being impossible, we’ll talk about Plan B.”
Ponturo told that the company would sponsor one driver and one car going forward, seemingly rejecting the notion that it might move the Budweiser brand with Earnhardt Jr. and sponsor another car with another brand at Dale Earnhardt Inc.
http://www.thatsracin.com/242/story/5135.html
Hasn’t NASCAR’s statement about car numbers made this whole “Free the 8” campaign moot?
NASCAR said they own the numbers and are given to the teams on an annual basis.
So it is up to NASCAR who gets the #8 next year. It is not up to DEI, or HMS, or anyone else.
My son the Marine Sergeant arrived back in the states from the Middle East yesterday. All safe and sound. I can start breathing again.
Time for a one-hour road trip!
Ooooooo...show me which roads and I’ll bring the beer. Sam Adams good enough for ya? Or are you more partial to Red Hook ESB?
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