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Old 09-03-2014, 12:22 PM
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Default camping spot purchased

We'll be in RV camping spot #76 (see camping map here: http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/do...p.pdf?sfvrsn=0). The RV camping area is seen on this map (http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/fa...seating-charts). It is south of the speedway and is labeled "VIP Camping Area"

Feel free to come by Friday night or after the races Saturday. With no idea how many people could show up, I'm not going to attempt to bring beer and food for everybody. But we'll have a grill and plenty of cooler space if you want to BYOB and BYOFood.
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Old 09-03-2014, 01:04 PM
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Default shuttle transportation?

Do any of you know if there will be shuttle transportation to the hotels or the surrounding areas?
I called Hampton Inn and they said no-go.
I will have my car, but would like to get a beer or two during the races so it's either that or drive sober.
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Old 09-04-2014, 12:04 PM
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Default Grrrr We can't make it

Well life has intruded with our plans to attend the Red Bull race.
I have 2 tickets available. PU103 row 46 seats 13 and 14.

I can email the tickets (they are in my name) however the hangar passes are hard copy only.

$50 total gets both days tickets (2 seats) in pdf format and the hangar passes if you want to pay for fedex.

I have not cancelled the room at the Hampton yet for Friday nite through Sunday nite. I do not know it that can be transferred or not.

If you are interested, email me at larry@bullerent.com
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Old 09-04-2014, 04:10 PM
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Default hotel for Red Bull

I just cancelled our Hampton reservation (17:05) if somebody needs one, jump on it.
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Old 09-05-2014, 01:41 PM
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We've been watching them practice today, can hear and see them from 52F. Went over to TMS for awhile to watch, will be exciting to see from inside the stadium. Takes about 56 seconds to make a two lap race. If you plan on watching from outside the stadium be ready to get shooed away. The security is keeping the cars moving .
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Old 09-05-2014, 05:23 PM
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It's official. We're ready...

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Old 09-05-2014, 05:28 PM
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I'll be a no-show. The other airplane in our flight of two started running badly over Mississippi. Spent all day working an intermittent problem, got tired and went home.
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Old 09-05-2014, 06:22 PM
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I'll be a no-show. The other airplane in our flight of two started running badly over Mississippi. Spent all day working an intermittent problem, got tired and went home.
Bummer. Sorry to hear that.
Apparently the cookies came out of the oven when I wasn't looking. Luckily someone set aside three for me. I see Dave's!
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Old 09-06-2014, 05:35 PM
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Default Red Bull: PIREP

* I read some schedule online that said the races started at 9:45, but it was a typo on their website. We got there at 9:00 but no real flying occurred until 12:15 or so. Wasn't much to do for the three + hour wait. A few booths outside the speedway, but only a few vendors were aircraft related. Getting there early got us a really close parking spot, but the wait until the races started was a little long.
* The hangar passes get you to a fenced off area, about 30-40 yards from the 12-temporary hangars set up in the infield. You can't get anywhere real close to the planes.
* The reserved seats I bought were in the direct sun, so we did what it appeared everyone else did too, and that was go grab some other seats up under the shaded awning. This was a HUGE improvement, temperature-wise! Great view!
* Racing was interesting! It was wild to watch how the direct cross-wind affected the aerial race track. Winds above the track were one speed and direction, but the winds down in the 'bowl' of the track (where the main pylons are located) were different. The pilots looked like they had their hands full.
* Beer was $7 and a hot dog was $9. Still much cheaper than going to a Cowboy game and buying the same items
* Was looking forward to buying some cool t-shirts, but really found nothing other than fairly generic Red Bull shirts. I was thinking it may be like the drag boat races, where all the boat teams sell their individual t-shirts and stuff. No joy.
* There are 12-main planes, and a few guys that are practicing to qualify for upcoming races. We watched all of the teams run their practice runs, from 12:15 until about 3:00. Then we left. The final races of the day weren't supposed to happen until 5:15 or so. On the way home we hit some torrential rainfall, with lightning, around downtown Fort Worth. I am wondering if they even held the 5:15 final races? Radar kind of showed the storms moving toward the Speedway!?
* The online schedule for Sunday shows racing from 12:00 to 2:30. However, if they had to call off this afternoons races, I wonder if they'll run them earlier in the morning?
* For those of you that stayed: did they cancel the afternoon flights due to WX? If so, did they say anything about an altered schedule for Sunday?

Thanks!
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Old 09-06-2014, 06:47 PM
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Default Parking?

I was late getting there today and saw on the website that parking was free.....until I tried to park. Then was told it was $10! Watched for the access road and will bite the bullet tomorrow I Gus's. Left at 5 as the dark clouds came. Race control is on 120.500 and said there was a 15 minute hold.
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