My favorite part of NASCAR....

I’d rather hear a V12/V10 scream than a V8 of any kind, but the previous gen NASCARs sounded better than the current ones. They changed the exhaust plumbing and they sound more like double V4s now.
 
"Loud" doesn't do justice to the sounds of being at the track.

In 2013, my wife and I were guests of Chip Gannasi Racing at Texas Motor Speedway. We had hot passes, use of NTT's suite, the whole nine yards. Jamie McMurry was their cup driver, and this kid named Kyle Larson drove their Busch car. We got to meet them in the suite.

My wife stayed in the suite all three races while I was in the pits for the truck and cup races. During the truck race, I stood next to Dave Blaney, whose son, Ryan (maybe you've heard of him?), won that night. Sat in suite for the Busch race. During the cup race, I stood next to Jimmy Johnson's pit (first pit at entrance), who went on to win the race. When not racing, had free access to wander around the pits.

If you're a big NASCAR fan, you can bid on hot passes through the NASCAR foundation's website (or at least start there). I highly recommend doing so at least once.
 
gman2304 said:
Anyone remember Sterling Marlins Kodak car with the unusual X pipe header/exhaust sound? After qualifying everybody was calling him Nigel Marlin. It won the 1995 Daytona 500 and sounded like an F1 car.
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I can still see him getting out of his car on a backstretch during a red flag and pulling a fender out away from a tire.
 
rstcso said:
"Loud" doesn't do justice to the sounds of being at the track.

In 2013, my wife and I were guests of Chip Gannasi Racing at Texas Motor Speedway. We had hot passes, use of NTT's suite, the whole nine yards. Jamie McMurry was their cup driver, and this kid named Kyle Larson drove their Busch car. We got to meet them in the suite.

My wife stayed in the suite all three races while I was in the pits for the truck and cup races. During the truck race, I stood next to Dave Blaney, whose son, Ryan (maybe you've heard of him?), won that night. Sat in suite for the Busch race. During the cup race, I stood next to Jimmy Johnson's pit (first pit at entrance), who went on to win the race. When not racing, had free access to wander around the pits.

If you're a big NASCAR fan, you can bid on hot passes through the NASCAR foundation's website (or at least start there). I highly recommend doing so at least once.
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We had pit passes once at Kansas. Incredible experience, I actually got to shake Joey Lagonos hand during the race as they had a rain delay.

Was quite a while before I returned as that could never be topped.

You are correct the sound at the track can’t be captured, you have to be there to truly take it in. 👍
 
I always said..... There is nothing like it, and it is worth the admission. The sound (almost train like) when one is standing there as the pace car moves out of the way and those 40 something rocket cars smash the pedal down. The sound makes one's hair stand up as they go by.
Another cool thing is for one to stand down near the wall and look straight out across the track as the train of cars goes by doing over 150mph. All you can see is a streak of multi color paints go by. Anyone who is any kind of speed / race fan deserves to treat themselves to a NASCAR "big track" race at least once. We used to head out to the Atlanta Motor Speedway for the March race. Also at times I think Atlanta used to be the final season race around October for many years. A cool thing I missed out on was an event they held a few years before we started going. The Monday after the race in Atlanta , they would allow some folks to run a few laps around the track in your personal cars! I could not believe that could go on. I bet the fact that these days EVERYONE eventually sues EVERYONE else put a quick stop to that wild stuff. That must have been an absolute blast.
One of my uncles who lived not far from the Bristol Motor Speedway knew the owner of a big farm next to the track where people parked for the race. They made friends with several Bush league drivers who would run the Saturday races. He was once allowed to turn some laps in one of the teams practice cars.
LoL. I will never forget how funny he described that stunt. He said he thought he was hot stuff and would show off. He had no idea what he was in for. Uncle Pete said that was like wrestling a bear. He said it was like trying to drive an army tank. He said he was lucky to hold it together and get around the track and stay off the walls. LMAO. He had a really entire new level of respect for those drivers after that one.
 
rstcso said:
"Loud" doesn't do justice to the sounds of being at the track.

In 2013, my wife and I were guests of Chip Gannasi Racing at Texas Motor Speedway. We had hot passes, use of NTT's suite, the whole nine yards. Jamie McMurry was their cup driver, and this kid named Kyle Larson drove their Busch car. We got to meet them in the suite.

My wife stayed in the suite all three races while I was in the pits for the truck and cup races. During the truck race, I stood next to Dave Blaney, whose son, Ryan (maybe you've heard of him?), won that night. Sat in suite for the Busch race. During the cup race, I stood next to Jimmy Johnson's pit (first pit at entrance), who went on to win the race. When not racing, had free access to wander around the pits.

If you're a big NASCAR fan, you can bid on hot passes through the NASCAR foundation's website (or at least start there). I highly recommend doing so at least once.
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When the pack of car drives by it is impressive. Go to a NHRA event and watch a Top Fuel or Funny car run or even warm up in the pits. You can stand very close to them when they warm them up you see many people jump.
 
raaizin said:
When the pack of car drives by it is impressive. Go to a NHRA event and watch a Top Fuel or Funny car run or even warm up in the pits. You can stand very close to them when they warm them up you see many people jump.
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(y)I always loved it. The 40+ car "train" with the unforgettable sound. The amazing noise..... as those cars all go into high speed / low flying mode as soon as the NASCAR pace car drops off track.
Now, drag strip. Wooof! Totally different animal completely for the spectators. I honestly can not think of any sporting event I have ever been to as loud Drag Strip races.

I am almost completely deaf in the left ear from way too many dirt tracks / drag strips / nascar races , too much shooting without ear protection and too many ear shattering 70s era rock concerts. None of those noise events helped me at all. I have to keep personal hearing protection - ear plugs with me these days in case I happen to go into any loud activities to preserve what I have left.
 
I've never heard a cup car, but the sound is one of the prime features for me with drag racing. Went to Z Max Dragway for the 4 wide and I swear the grandstands make it an amphitheater, I got full sound on everything from 12 second stocks to TF dragsters. I always had to have my ear plugs in.

I would like to see a Nascar race one time. One day we'll make it to Dover.

I've been known to turn off the radio, put the windows down and listen to a hot rod driving in front of me, especially when it has good gas in it.
 
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