Sunday, July 27, 2008

Watching the Brickyard 400 in Comfort


We purchased six tickets, at $60 each, for the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994. We loaded up the van with friends, food, beverages and camping gear and headed down to Indy for a weekend of racing. We'd been to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway many times before to watch open wheel racing, but never before had the old Brickyard felt the rumble of NASCAR.

It's been about four years since we saw the race live in Indianapolis. We finally gave up after ticket prices reached $120 each. Watching the race from the comfort of our TV room is a very different experience from watching it at the track. There is no line for the rest room. Food and drinks are much cheaper and we have a view of the entire track; not just the front stretch.

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