The Bristol night race and politics ... two of my favorite things in one place.
Team McCain is taking their Virginia operation on the road across the Tennessee state line on Friday and Saturday to one of my favorite haunts, Bristol Motor Speedway, in an effort to register Virginia voters who have snagged the hardest ticket in all of motor sports.
A bit of race day advice for Team McCain from a long-time Bristol fan:
• That sign at the gate that says coolers have to be a certain size or smaller or you don't get in? They mean that.
• If you've got the manpower, leave someone who doesn't like racing behind in Johnson City (I'd suggest hanging at Fun Expedition or Poor Richard's, depending on your level of family friendliness) to listen to the races on the radio, then swoop in and pick up your team at a designated spot along U.S. 11-E in front of the race track's north entrance.
• If you don't have the manpower, don't pay more than $20 for a place to park. Instead, park along U.S. 11-E south of the track, then cough up the $5 a head for the "shuttle," some guy with a 1978 Ford F-150 running up and down the highway. It's a ride you won't soon forget.
• Nothing spruces up the campaign HQ like a couple of dozen used Goodyear racing Eagles... they're available after the race for a song. These have almost been a coffee table at Cheap Seats HQ more than once...
It's been a while since Cheap Seats One made the road trip to BMS for a race weekend, so here's a reminder of our last trip:
The entry sign at Speedway in Lights 2007, as seen from Cheap Seats One.
Driving the high banks, with commentary from the entire family.
Team McCain is taking their Virginia operation on the road across the Tennessee state line on Friday and Saturday to one of my favorite haunts, Bristol Motor Speedway, in an effort to register Virginia voters who have snagged the hardest ticket in all of motor sports.
A bit of race day advice for Team McCain from a long-time Bristol fan:
• That sign at the gate that says coolers have to be a certain size or smaller or you don't get in? They mean that.
• If you've got the manpower, leave someone who doesn't like racing behind in Johnson City (I'd suggest hanging at Fun Expedition or Poor Richard's, depending on your level of family friendliness) to listen to the races on the radio, then swoop in and pick up your team at a designated spot along U.S. 11-E in front of the race track's north entrance.
• If you don't have the manpower, don't pay more than $20 for a place to park. Instead, park along U.S. 11-E south of the track, then cough up the $5 a head for the "shuttle," some guy with a 1978 Ford F-150 running up and down the highway. It's a ride you won't soon forget.
• Nothing spruces up the campaign HQ like a couple of dozen used Goodyear racing Eagles... they're available after the race for a song. These have almost been a coffee table at Cheap Seats HQ more than once...
It's been a while since Cheap Seats One made the road trip to BMS for a race weekend, so here's a reminder of our last trip:
The entry sign at Speedway in Lights 2007, as seen from Cheap Seats One.
Driving the high banks, with commentary from the entire family.
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