Bristol!!!

[anna_66]

Now I've got race fever:D

Man did we ever have a time this weekend at the races! There was so much going on, it's going to take forever for me to tell it...so I'll just give you the short version;)

We got to our hotel Thursday evening. Now get this, all the rooms were supposed to have microwaves and fridges...but did ours???? NO! But Robin and Alden's did:p They even had a King sized bed and we had two twins (made us cuddle more!). I won't even tell you how Robin said they got the "good room":eek: ;) :p

Anyways, we needed to be ready to get on the bus by 1. They checked us all in and told us what bus to get on.
These were two of the buses (the front one was ours)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p9e672ff9dea373a53ec34b28c9f6c179/f2952728.jpg
Then we headed down the road...only to be stopped by a wreck. I'm not sure if anyone was seriously hurt or not, but I sure hope not.
Then after about 1/2 or so wait we were on our way!
Besides just having a great time at the race, we did a lot of goofing around and laughing...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p95325caf359a1d1751de3f5a2c806efa/f29526a5.jpg
Took us about 1 1/2 hour to get there from our hotel. Nice ride, we even got to watch movies and have snacks.
You could tell that we were about there when you started seeing cars parked along side of the road. I don't know how far they were from the racetrack, but it had to be miles. I can't imagine walking that far! There were campers as far as the eye could see in every direction
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p9c84053c7e5fa4ca5fc435464d025ddf/f294f503.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/pd2aa8b2f0951c51f6e2c9aa3d70cdf4e/f294f3ba.jpg
Then....we were finally there!!!!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p8d7d1c7b70aa0b840709c2b50dc35782/f294f4be.jpg
It doesn't look very big from that picture, but we were still quite far away.


STAY TUNED....MORE TO COME!!

[anna_66]

When we got there we were going to go walking around first, but we decided it would be best to get our stuff and put it in our seats since our seats were clear on the other side of the track, so Robin and I went to the Margarita bar (yummy!) and waited for the guys!
It's that little place on the left with the green sign
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p7228a322db818bcf29585170b1ba6c65/f294f40f.jpg
Here's the gate we went in to get to our seats...We were in the Junior Johnson Terrace
http://www.bristolmotorspeedway.com/images/04Seating.jpg
Once we got in and put our stuff away, Mark and I went to look around and go to the drivers trailers.
Trailers, trailers, trailers everywhere!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/pf66a8e0de5c89dd99f184b92dcf927d3/f294ed7c.jpg
We even seen Robby Gordon signing autographs.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p824f9859cfbaa46b759ac15e1ebc7b4d/f294f0f9.jpg
There were 3 Kurt Busch trailers (guess they're having a hard time getting rid of his stuff;))
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/pa7bd205f3200347769bb3f01ea90b396/f294f03f.jpg
I also got to sit in one of Tony's cars! They will send me the picture online in a couple of weeks..I can't wait to see it!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/pec632032e7eb5845d8792880e798cb0e/f294f02b.jpg

MORE TO COME!

[anna_66]

Here's a picture down by the wall.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p793e84313a257af017c955b560a1dba3/f294eeb6.jpg
We were wanting to climb all the way up to the top *whew!* too many stairs! So we stopped around halfway and took a picture.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p10a4073d56614bfb4d0ca56ed72ea2df/f294ee69.jpg
Kyle Petty's cute pink Northern Car, and there he is getting interviewed (he's Mark's favorite driver..even if he is a looser;)).
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/pf05431cf6648f2dce44ac118639b71f8/f294eb3a.jpg
Here's Robin & Alden's favorite driver...Mark Martin! Looks fired up doesn't he!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p858a17e8c791c70fee540e434749995e/f294e98d.jpg
And lookie, lookie, lookie! It's TONY!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/pb486a43a50eaec72ab05be8869263b8f/f294e894.jpg
And JEFF too!!!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p787860e4c0fd044752060c436d3aa6ba/f294e1d8.jpg

STILL MORE TO COME:o

[anna_66]

And here's the cutie pie Kasey Kane!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p62e317d60b9bc4db8523db6c48919428/f294e09e.jpg
Sure do wish I would have had a better zoom!
Here's a picture behind us
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p4104e1c059ebceb1ddaedfc67dabc96e/f294de69.jpg
The race was good, even if we did get rained on some (wait till you see Robin's picture of us sitting in our ugly orange ponchos:rolleyes: ). At least they were able to finish, although we did get back to the hotel at 4 am:eek:

The next day we were ready for the cup race! Come on guys...let's go!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p78885c34116cb20edd8bcab99d7850c0/f29526f3.jpg
Aren't we a good looking bunch:D
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/pb781b686b475155d08a08bf5ab616262/f29526a9.jpg
Us in our seats before the race started
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p47a7d504a77969001e12456c17429b5c/f2952593.jpg
Look at all those trailers!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/pd3e9f085d4d9e8c0cb051694fac9c17d/f2952576.jpg

[anna_66]

This was Rusty Wallace's last race here, so they had a little ceremony for him and did this...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p03cda8cf231a2fdfb26942a7fd80484f/f29515d5.jpg
And this was really cool too...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p7ff75925f568dfd67e003f823efb0014/f295150b.jpg
Let's go racing boys!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p6071ba76187ceebbd2b1d3c0a9b1a295/f29511d1.jpg
I have so many pictures there's no possible way I could post them all so I'll just give you the link and let you take a look if you want to...hope you enjoyed...I know I sure did!!!
Bristol Motor speedway! (http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2121558806)

[NoahsMommy]

Oh Anna...and Robin...you all look like you had a fun time!! :)

I Love that picture of the four of you together. So cute!!

Thanks for sharing these pictures with us...looks fun! :)

[RICHARD]

And how long did you sit in the seats??..

THe first timers always jump up and down to get a better view...;)


But what about the smells????

Food, popcorn, oil, tires...

The sounds?

Thnnder, shaking, the crowd?

Ohhs and Ahhhs..
cheers and the fly over after the National Anthem...

There, you got the goose bumps back......

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I closed my eyes when I saw the Jeff Gordon pics....;)


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Race fever???

You can't throw a touchdown pass, score a goal, hit a 560 foot homerun.

You can't ron a 10 second 100 meters race, ride the Tour de France, or get a 200 yard hole in one...


But you can push that pedal a little faster, draft a semi and make perfect lane change.


the only difference is you can't do smoking burnouts when you get to work and no onw will douse you with beer, Gatorade or Pepsi...


Welcome to the club!!

[Cincy'sMom]

What great pictures!!! Looks like soo much fun!! I can't wait to go to Phoenix to the race in November!!!

Did you guys use any ear protection? We are 9 rows off the track for the Busch race and 4 rows up for the Nextel cup. Just wondering what we should ook into getting, it anything.

[Kfamr]

Great pictures, Anna! Looks like you all had a great time. I love the pictures of the 4 of you, 4 of my favorite people. ;)

Hmm.. I'm thinking Mark only likes Kyle Petty because of his pink car. ;)

[Anita Cholaine]

Seems like you had a lot of fun there!:) And all the pics are really pretty...

[luvofallhorses]

Great pics!! :) It looks like y'all had a great time!! :D

[sandragonfly]

looks like fun! never been to a track.. that's heck a lot of trucks!!! very orginazied.. hmm!

I like the picture with all of you four.. (weird without doggies!) ;)

RUSTY and AMERICAN FLAG: touchy. I wonder how did they prepare that..

glad you all had a great time! :)

[Roxyluvsme13]

i live like 1hr away from bristol!!!! Haha but i didnt go to the race...so much traffic!! Gah i live in johnson city,tn and everything was so crowded and full and WHOA

[anna_66]

Originally posted by Cincy'sMom
What great pictures!!! Looks like soo much fun!! I can't wait to go to Phoenix to the race in November!!!

Did you guys use any ear protection? We are 9 rows off the track for the Busch race and 4 rows up for the Nextel cup. Just wondering what we should ook into getting, it anything.
You guys are so lucky, what great seats! I wish I could go!

You definately need ear protection. Earplugs work fine, but if you want to hear what's going on you need to get a scanner and headphones. I think ours was around $100 and came with 2 headsets. But if you really want something good...get the headsets with the microphones, then you can talk to each other and not nudge and try to talk with your hands:rolleyes:

And how long did you sit in the seats??..
For a VERY long time Friday since it kept raining:rolleyes:

THe first timers always jump up and down to get a better view...
Yeah, Yeah...you could say we jumped up and down a few times;)


But what about the smells????
Food, popcorn, oil, tires...
Mmmm smell that fuel oil and burnt rubber!
Food smelled good, but I was more into the race than the food:)


The sounds?
You mean the deafening sounds of 43 race cars going around the track or the earsplitting sound of the 4 jets:p

Thunder, shaking, the crowd?
The crowd roared, we did the wave durning the time it was raining...that was fun!

Ohhs and Ahhhs..
cheers and the fly over after the National Anthem...

There, you got the goose bumps back......
I got those goose bumps when I was telling a girl at work all about it!
Ok, I have to admit...the jets were almost my favorite thing! The first time they went over surprised me and I know I was screaming and having the biggest smile of my life! I have them on video, but of course can't attach it:(

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I closed my eyes when I saw the Jeff Gordon pics....
Oh come on now, you know he's a hottie and a darn good driver! You should have closed your eyes when you seen Kurt Busch;)


So yeah, I loved it...Loved the thrill of the fast cars, seeing the drivers, hearing the crowd roar, seeing the guys jump out of the plane, the sound of those awesome jets and even the thousands of people that looked like ants when we were leaving. The only thing I didn't love was the smell of the diesel bus fuel when we were trying to find which bus was ours:eek::D

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by anna_66

[color=orange]I got those goose bumps when I was telling a girl at work all about it!
Ok, I have to admit...the jets were almost my favorite thing! The first time they went over surprised me and I know I was screaming and having the biggest smile of my life! I have them on video, but of course can't attach it:(



Your next assignment is to get to an AIRSHOW!!

You will never be the same. Go see the Thunderbirds or the Blue Angels!

Your feet won't touch the ground for days.:D

[RobiLee]

OMG....Are you still going on about the rooms?!:rolleyes: Would you just get over it and let it go! Alden and I had to hear about that room for the whole trip:rolleyes: . I'm surprised that you didn't tell them that we had better bus seats also;):p . Anna, don't you dare go and give away my secrets!!

Well, its about time you posted your pictures, girlfriend! I've been waiting forever:p . Yep, Alden and I had a great time hanging out with Mr. & Mrs. Goober, oops, I mean Anna and Mark:p . I never in my wildest dreams thought that I would meet someone online and wind up going on a road trip with them. What fun!! I absolutely loved the races! I could have done without all the rain delays Friday night though...lol. I thought the weather for the Cup race was perfect. The Cup race is so exciting! I loved watching the guys parachute in, one with the green flag to start the race and another with the American Flag. I love all the cute little Nascar children singing the National Anthem. I love love love the F-16s! OMG..they are so cool and give me chills! When the Cup Race finally started I was completely into it. We listened to Mark Martin most of the time on the radio and I found myself completely wrapped up in how he was doing. I was holding my breath praying that he would make it pass the next car safely and be able to stay away from all the wrecks. On every restart I was a nervous wreck and would pound on Alden's leg and give it a squeeze til I knew Martin was in the clear. The wrecks and the restarts would get my heart pounding so fast! When Martin had that last bad pit stop my heart sunk because I knew there was no way that he could make it back to the top 10. Luckily, one of my other favorites was doing pretty good;)! What an awesome performance from Matt Kenseth! Wow, did he dominate that race! He was so smooth and powerful. Overall, the Roush racing team did well. I was happy because when we went in the spring I think they all were involved in crashes...lol. Well, thats enough of me rattling on. Let me see what pictures I have to post!

Alden, Mark and Anna chatting with some other race fans
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/pf53fcc8fa95751cca9451cfd18088202/f28e2dc7.jpg

The track
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/pce39ea4b8776abc78cc9b0075e65bf10/f28e2ce1.jpg

[RobiLee]

Yes, we became "stupid fans"..lol. I love this pic!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p9b6b2cbe643c246e257ad8b145324948/f28e28cc.jpg

Trying to dry the track
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p335135856c967bad2f254b3530c8e664/f28e28ba.jpg

Mr. and Mrs. Goober;)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p792cebaa6058c01d17b1d97e8c227997/f28e283e.jpg

Saturday we took the lazy way when we got there. That was nice! We got to take a ride around the track and we were dropped off at our gate.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p150776c3fdb82a20fd8e34833f7e05e0/f28e280f.jpg

[RobiLee]

Parachuter bringing in the race flag
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p92f9d7685108a3ad36fd0be2926ce8cd/f28e25f5.jpg

Two more parachuters
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p8c36f4d271c261d4db489ea0e77f48d9/f28e2318.jpg

Woo Hoo! The F-16s
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p244000e04437ad0f586dccbd9dcb246a/f28e225f.jpg

Martin in the pits
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p4e71e139fff6e2d3ba25ac657998a52d/f28e1f43.jpg

Matt Kenseth wins the race
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/pd60d0c257f7ba1adaac3895420acd8e2/f28e1d34.jpg

A great time with great friends! What could be better?!:) :D

P.S. Did you guys notice how Anna had to mention Kurt Busch a couple of times? Her and Mark say they can't stand him but I have to tell you that they talk about him non stop!! I think deep down they really must like him.;) :p ;) :p

Here is my album. (http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2121469206)

[shais_mom]

looks like a blast!!!
great pics both of you!

[wolf_Q]

Wow, looks like you guys had a ton of fun!! Love the raincoat pic. :D

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by RobiLee
Yes, we became "stupid fans"..lol. I love this pic!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid184/p9b6b2cbe643c246e257ad8b145324948/f28e28cc.jpg




Get a green hat and one of those sharpies to draw blacks dots on each other......

You are set for Halloween.......


Giant Strawberries!:D

[Vermontcat]

These photos are great!:D
It looks like you all had a great time except for the long rain delays on Friday night, love the rain ponchos.
I have to go look through your albums now.
It would be so much fun to go to a race with you guys because I love all the cute drivers too and I hate Kurt Busch and Jimmy Spencer too!:p

[cyber-sibes]

Sounds exciting! did you eat anything interesting there? I ask because we went to a racetrack in Mississippi a few years ago and they sell cones of "boiled peanuts" :eek: , I guess it's a southern thing! (I didn't care for them, but they sure stuck in my memory) Glad to hear you all had such a wonderful trip!

[anna_66]

Originally posted by Vermontcat

It would be so much fun to go to a race with you guys because I love all the cute drivers too and I hate Kurt Busch and Jimmy Spencer too!:p
Oh yes, that would be fun:) and http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/anna66/Smileys/thumbsup2.gif about the Kurt Busch comment!!

Pat, I personally didn't have any different food just Arbys;)

Richard, that would be a great costume!

[veegan]

wow! :D looks like you guys had a great time! my sister is a crazy nascar fan (we always make fun of her lol shes a totally non typical nascar fan; shes slowly educating me ;)), and for her birthday this year (in june) she and her husband flew out to arizona for a race. shes still talking about it :) they got to stand down in mark martin's pit, and she met some drivers and stuff. she had an amazing time. :)

[ramanth]

What fun!! :D

I love going to the race here at MIS. :)