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tex_wardfan
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Apr 15, 2016

Camping in your trailer at a...........

Nascar race? Has anyone attended a nascar race for a weekend and stayed in their trailer in the area with no hook ups? How do you go about it and is it even possible?

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  • A lot of tracks have hook-ups now. We did Bristol for years dry camping. We used to do a three or four day weekend on just a single 12 volt battery. Use campground showers and toilets, use battery powered lanterns for light in the trailer at night. Worked great 20 years ago, would not want to do it now!
  • Daytona has spots just outside turn 1 with water and electric and cable for a reasonable price ( 400.00) for July race tues to sun
  • We've been going to the Vegas race since 1998, with 3 years off in early 2000's for business.

    We go with the same group, have all our rv's together and stay from 3-7 days.

    As far as we're concerned, we throw a party, and NASCAR happens to have a race that weekend. The food is spectacular, lots of spirits get consumed, and nobody gets hurt. (occasional hangover excluded)

    You need to try boondocking for a few days to get the feel of how to conserve water and power, but don't worry about it too much. They have water trucks and pump trucks to empty your holding tanks. Be prepared to pay for it, but it makes life much more enjoyable. At Vegas they even have free showers.

    Almost all of us stay until Monday AM after the race, so there is very little traffic to fight when we leave.

    It is a hoot; noisy, colorful, close, somewhat rowdy, but some of the most fun we've ever had.
  • One of the best times we ever had was at the race in Vegas! Make sure you have extra water. Wouldn't do it without a generator. Lots of time they will have a water and a honey wagon come around.

    Chris
  • Not only possible, but exciting and lot LOTS of fun!

    You can sleep in your own bed, and be very close to the race scene, and no traffic on Saturday or Sunday. Just plan on watching the race, and then eat dinner, before trying to get out and go home.

    Now if you need air conditioning, then you will also need a voltage booster, and measure the voltage going into your RV. You might need to bring along a generator in the 4,000+ watt size, or 5,500 watts to run dual A/C units.

    I was at a race in Bowling Green KY at Father's day. My brother brought his dragster, so we where in the motorhome in the pits, with 120 volt hookups (30 amps) and could run the A/C unit. Had a wonderful time both times I was there!

    Fred.

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