Nascar 2008

[RICHARD]

Thanks for the insight.

I have never seen a race from the stands at a large speedway-and only a few from a motorhome in the infield.

The "local" track closed about 7 years ago. It was a 1/3 mile deal and they raced Sportsman and Winston events-it was Ron Hornaday's home track for a while. The crowds there were very well behaved and the most visible way of showing your disgust was the 'shoo' or 'getouttahere' hand motions. It was great because it was a small track and security didn't put up with the BS and you were not allowed to bring booze in.

It's been a while since I have attended a motorsports event-one of the last ones was a motocross event and I'll never go back. The fans there were rude and obnoxious. This is a generalization but the worst of the bunch were the long haired, tattooed bunch in racing jersys and the stacked up beer cups-smoking pot next to the family groups and enhancing every cheer with "effing" or "eff".

I'm really sorry to hear that the crowds have become that stupid in such a short time.

[RobiLee]

Don't get me wrong though, because I think NASCAR fans are the best. I have been to several different kind of sporting events and in my opinion nothing beats a Nascar fan. They are usually the nicest and easiest people to talk to and be around

[Cincy'sMom]

I've been to Michigan, Phoenix, California, and Kentucky for Nascar races of one series or another. Of those, only Michigan allows you to carry in alcohol. And of those tracks, only in California did I see obnoxious drunks and really I would only call them bobderline. That was also the race that was delayed over and over and over again, giving people plenty of extra time to indulge. I was sitting in front a group of guys working in CA from Florida. They were mid 20-30's and didn't bother me at all. The family in front of me wasn't as amused, being their first time at a race with their 2 young children, but the kids had on the big radio ear muffs so I doubt they could hear much of what was being said, or with many of the phrases they were using doing describe Jeff Gordon, the kids shouldn't have understood what it meant!