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07-29-2011, 12:35 PM
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Racetrack camping
We will be going to the new F1 racetrack in Austin next year and are planning on camping at the track for the 3 days. Anyone do this type of camping? maybe at NASCAR races? Any tips suggestions would be appreciated.
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07-29-2011, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by chromeOkie
We will be going to the new F1 racetrack in Austin next year and are planning on camping at the track for the 3 days. Anyone do this type of camping? maybe at NASCAR races? Any tips suggestions would be appreciated.
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Bring plenty of beer 
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07-29-2011, 01:59 PM
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Fill your water tank. Have a blue boy to empty tanks in and take to the dump site. Have several power adapters, bu don't count on having enough power to run the AC. Make sure you have enough propane for the fridge, and a lot of beer. Enjoy
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07-29-2011, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by windrider
Fill your water tank. Have a blue boy to empty tanks in and take to the dump site. Have several power adapters, bu don't count on having enough power to run the AC. Make sure you have enough propane for the fridge, and a lot of beer. Enjoy
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the beer is of course a given. Are there normally elec hookups? I was expecting boondocking conditions, I will take a generator anyway to be safe since temps will be in triple digits. thanks
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07-29-2011, 03:32 PM
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We dry camped at Phoenix International Raceway for a week. They had sewer and water trucks that would come around and you could pay to dump or refill water. We made it the whole week with what we arrived with. We took super short showers and used their toilet facilities when we could. Had our generator with us and had a great time.
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07-29-2011, 04:32 PM
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I hadn't heard of the dump and filling trucks until today. Hopefully they will have those there since its the first year.
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07-29-2011, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by chromeOkie
I hadn't heard of the dump and filling trucks until today. Hopefully they will have those there since its the first year.
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Just don't get them confused.
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07-29-2011, 05:32 PM
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Don't count on having any facilities for your RV especially at a new track like Austin. Although a lot of oval NASCAR tracks are used to RV crowds true road courses like Austin aren't usually set up for them. I'd bring a generator and plan to use the tracks bathrooms as much as possible as it's highly unlikely they'll have a dump station or power. I'm hoping to get down there next year for a few days on track with my race bike so let us know how it goes! 
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07-29-2011, 07:34 PM
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Generator is a given. That being said a chain and lock!
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07-29-2011, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by True Believer
Generator is a given. That being said a chain and lock!
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good advice
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07-29-2011, 08:25 PM
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We went to the race in Kentucky, we stayed 6 miles from the track at a full hookup camp grounds. That is the way to go.
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07-29-2011, 08:32 PM
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I stayed at Miller In SLC UT this memorial day for WSBK racing. Filled up with water at a flying J near the track and used the Genny alot. It was a total blast and i guarantee a better experience than camping a few miles away. The other campers there were definitely in it for the party as there were alot of folks who didnt even know what WSBK was beside us.
I highly recomend it but plan it as a boondocking event and bring a pitbike or quad to get around as these tracks are huge and spread out.
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07-29-2011, 08:40 PM
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We went to the race in Kentucky, we stayed 6 miles from the track at a full hookup camp grounds. That is the way to go.
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I heard that was a nightmare. Poor planning and bad traffic. What did you think? might go next year.
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