I would travel 600 miles from northern Indiana every fall for 8 consecutive years. We also sat in the front row very close to y'all. There was nothing like seeing Dale Jr win and having my Dad so excited and overwhelmed with emotion.....he passed away in 2013, but that one moment in time, being in the front row at Dega, will always be a favorite memory of mine....thanks for sharing your video my friend and allowing me to relive it
@G hrvyck man it definitely resembles Talladega where we use to sit but I see its Daytona now. And Talladega use to race in late October Halloween weekend. We use to camp out at the track in the fall and always a damn blast!
Wish i was born american, or atleast born in a place that is not 3rd world, Americans are so lucky, but some do took it for granted , might be so much fun to an american, working 12 hrs a day doing heavy works, earning less than 3 dollars a day in 3rd world country, i will never be able to see america in real life...
This is one of the best videos that I’ve seen of a NASCAR flyby, but it still doesn’t do it justice at how epic it is to be there in person. I truly hope that you get the chance to see it in person. This is a life changing experience. 👍🏁🏆
When I was 15, I attended the Daytona Firecracker 400. I was amazed at the difference between watching a race on tv and then being right there, close to the fence when they fly by. You can barely see them and that roar! I can't imagine what it would feel like to feel that much power and to drive at 200 mph and faster.
They're so far away and so small. Then they get very big so quickly. Then in an instant they are small again. All in 3-4 seconds. Been there many times. Richard Petty got way up into the fence right in front of us in 1988. Fortunately we were 15 rows up. No way I would sit any lower than that. Even row 15 could be hairy if everything decided to go wrong at the same time. Austin Dillon and Geoff Bodine in truck race were bad ass scary from both driver and spectator perspective. Hate to say it but it's probably only a matter of time. Admittedly the fence is much better than 1988. If you want a real thrill sit at the end of the front stretch at your local dirt track during a winged sprint car race. Probably nothing but farm supply chicken wire between you and the reaper.
Those three seconds when the cars zoom past are more exciting than an entire weekend of geeky formula one bullshit. One day I will visit Daytona and pay top dollar for the full NASCAR driving experience.
Kinda reminds me when I went to the Brickyard 400 in 2004. All the cars zoom by an can hear them in the distance and see them on the screens then they all come ripping past again.
I got to see that in the 2006 fall race at Talladega. words can't describe the feeling. But I know by the end of the day I had little red marks on my face and body from getting pelted by all the " marbles" being thrown at me each time the pack flew by. For those who don't know, marbles are little hunks of hot rubber being thrown from the tires as they flew by. I'll never forget it.
Is it just me or is there something extra special about watching the pace car hit pit road at daytona and talladega before the green flag versus the other tracks?
Problem with Indy cars is they are half the weight and low to the ground and they rarely race with 40 cars bumper to bumper and door to door lap after lap bumping and banging each other. Also, the Indy cars sound like whiney turbocharged electric motors compared to NASCARS roaring bass normal sounding engines. Not knocking Indy racing... it can be pretty exciting... just saying compared to NASCAR it's not in the same orbit.
What do you expect with far bigger nitro burning engines, but it's only two cars at once ( not 38 bumper to bumper and door to door ), and it's over in less than 5 seconds.
It is! Good eye, I was able to go in 2018 and 2019. I used a screenshot from my 2019 flyby video for the 2018 because it looked cool. Didn't feel it mattered too much, just looked cool
You would do better to stick with a simple boring sport you understand like NBA basketball where all they do is 10 guys run ( actually jog most of the time ) 90 feet left then 90 feet right back and forth over and over for 2 hours and all they do is shoot a basketball into a hole from 25 feet out or dunk and listen to an organ grinding incessantly the same old duhhh duhhh duhhh... duhhh duhhh duhhh.... duhhhh duhhhh duhhhh duhhh tuh duhhhhhhhhhhjh... Charrrrrrggggheeee ! So boring !
I got to see that in the 2006 fall race at Talladega. words can't describe the feeling. But I know by the end of the day I had little red marks on my face and body from getting pelted by all the " marbles" being thrown at me each time the pack flew by. For those who don't know, marbles are little hunks of hot rubber being thrown from the tires as they flew by. I'll never forget it.
