anna_66
07-24-2007, 07:06 AM
Well not really...I'm more NASCAR ;) but we did go to a Indy Car race this weekend (The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio). We were offered free tickets through Marlboro so we we thought why not go. We went to one in KY last year and it was pretty fun.
Come to find out it was general seating...meaning any where you could cop a squat & I didn't care much for sitting on the ground. We brought chairs just in case, but we were so far from the car I really didn't want to walk all the way back just to get them and I surely didn't want to carry them around for the whole 4 hours we were there!
Somehow we ended up in the pit area but at that point we were so hungry and aggravated that we couldn't find out where we were supposed to sit (duh didn't know there was no specific seating:rolleyes: ) that I didn't even get any pictures:o
So after walking around like chickens with our head cut off, we finally got some food...but not until after the 1/2 hr+ long lines went away when the race started! I couldn't believe how many people were there.
I don't think we'll be going to another road course because you really can't see much except for the cars buzzing by at 170 mph...vrrrroooommm...then they're gone again!
We decided to go before the race was over since we really weren't having much fun. On the way back there was this bleacher sitting close to our car. My leg was killing me so we stopped and sat there for a while and watched. I think it was the best time I had all day...lol. I could hear Mark, I could hear my radio, I could see the cars, there was a nice breeze, and best of all I was able to sit down! Of course after about 20 minutes Mark's like..."Are you ready to go?" Uh no, I'm finally having fun! But we did go so we could miss the traffic. No road course for us next time. You just don't get a chance to see much so it's not very fun. I do love the buzzing of the cars though...lol.
This is my new favorite Indy Car...Only because it's got my favorite Tequilla on it and I LOVE the color! I even got myself a shirt :D
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p28f8e8173f4dfec9f337b3ea5b7d4d9f/e87462bb.jpg
I took some pictures, admittedly not great pictures but hey I got a few for the scrapbook! There are a couple in there that I stole off the Internet...those will be the ones that are in focus! The video is silly but I thought you might like to see it any way...lol!
Enjoy!
Pictures (http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2089451458)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/anna66/th_d2a1b53e.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v43/anna66/?action=view¤t=d2a1b53e.flv)
Come to find out it was general seating...meaning any where you could cop a squat & I didn't care much for sitting on the ground. We brought chairs just in case, but we were so far from the car I really didn't want to walk all the way back just to get them and I surely didn't want to carry them around for the whole 4 hours we were there!
Somehow we ended up in the pit area but at that point we were so hungry and aggravated that we couldn't find out where we were supposed to sit (duh didn't know there was no specific seating:rolleyes: ) that I didn't even get any pictures:o
So after walking around like chickens with our head cut off, we finally got some food...but not until after the 1/2 hr+ long lines went away when the race started! I couldn't believe how many people were there.
I don't think we'll be going to another road course because you really can't see much except for the cars buzzing by at 170 mph...vrrrroooommm...then they're gone again!
We decided to go before the race was over since we really weren't having much fun. On the way back there was this bleacher sitting close to our car. My leg was killing me so we stopped and sat there for a while and watched. I think it was the best time I had all day...lol. I could hear Mark, I could hear my radio, I could see the cars, there was a nice breeze, and best of all I was able to sit down! Of course after about 20 minutes Mark's like..."Are you ready to go?" Uh no, I'm finally having fun! But we did go so we could miss the traffic. No road course for us next time. You just don't get a chance to see much so it's not very fun. I do love the buzzing of the cars though...lol.
This is my new favorite Indy Car...Only because it's got my favorite Tequilla on it and I LOVE the color! I even got myself a shirt :D
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p28f8e8173f4dfec9f337b3ea5b7d4d9f/e87462bb.jpg
I took some pictures, admittedly not great pictures but hey I got a few for the scrapbook! There are a couple in there that I stole off the Internet...those will be the ones that are in focus! The video is silly but I thought you might like to see it any way...lol!
Enjoy!
Pictures (http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2089451458)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/anna66/th_d2a1b53e.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v43/anna66/?action=view¤t=d2a1b53e.flv)