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here are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.--Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) American novelist
Snuck into the Bristol Motor Speedway the other day when I was in Bristol - it's really an amazing sight to see in person. It's hard to really show the size and scale of the facility with its (relatively) tiny half mile,
40-foot-wide track completely surrounded by 160,000 seats. With 43 cars starting each race, Bristol is known for its intensity, its congestion and its yellow flags -- being likened to "flying fighter jets in a gymnasium". If you're in the area, it's worth the time to stop by and get a legitimate tour of "The World's Fastest Half-Mile" (still only five bucks) which includes a tour of the owner's suite, a lap around the track and a ride down the nearby dragway nicknamed 'Thunder Valley'. Tickets are still available for the August Race Weekend (August 18-21) - visit the BMS website if you're interested. Previous posts and photos here.
Love your pic of the inside of the track, I've never seen it empty like that. I actually live in Bristol and drive past the track daily, but never knew you could do tours there. I've been to a race before, but it would be a neat experience to see it without the fans around.
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