Hi you track hound,
The Spring Mountain track in Pahrump just let us know of a cancellation on April 24th. so I took it. (better than waiting till 11/20/04 which was the next open Saturday date)
The weather will be great, (we were there last year at this time) the only caveat being that there are NO HOTEL ROOMS left in Pahrump for that weekend. Why you ask? well it is not from the annual Brothel Owners Convention, if that is what you were thinking, it is because the Los Angeles Police Revolver and Athletic Club hold their annual Baker-to-Las Vegas ultra marathon relay that weekend.
That means that we will need to stay (for those of you staying overnight) in SIN CITY. (I know that some of you are saying "...like that is bad?"
Well it is for us old guys that drive 5+ hours to get there and then have to get up in the am and drive 40 miles (instead of 4) to the track. It also means that we do not have a cheap communal hotel to stay at like the ones in Pahrump, so it will be every driver for themselves getting a reservation - think of it as an adventure!
There are lots of discount room finders for Vegas, and here is one site for finding rooms:
Below is one example I found there for you cheapskates:
The Fitzgerald's Casino is located downtown Las Vegas where the famous Fremont Street Experience begins. The "new" Fitzgerald's won the Governor's Conference award for Re-design, and they're known for their excellent guest services.
301 Fremont Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Standard Room:
Fri. Apr 23rd - Sun. Apr 25th $45.00 each night.
1-888-663-3161
Track event sign up sheets, tech forms and details, past event photos and videos of a few entertaining laps of the track etc can all be found at the track event website pages. I am aware that the current date shown is incorrect, that will change on Weds.
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I know the date is 3 months from now - all that really means is that you have 2.5 months to procrastinate about teching your car!
See you there...or not.
The Spring Mountain track in Pahrump just let us know of a cancellation on April 24th. so I took it. (better than waiting till 11/20/04 which was the next open Saturday date)
The weather will be great, (we were there last year at this time) the only caveat being that there are NO HOTEL ROOMS left in Pahrump for that weekend. Why you ask? well it is not from the annual Brothel Owners Convention, if that is what you were thinking, it is because the Los Angeles Police Revolver and Athletic Club hold their annual Baker-to-Las Vegas ultra marathon relay that weekend.
That means that we will need to stay (for those of you staying overnight) in SIN CITY. (I know that some of you are saying "...like that is bad?"
Well it is for us old guys that drive 5+ hours to get there and then have to get up in the am and drive 40 miles (instead of 4) to the track. It also means that we do not have a cheap communal hotel to stay at like the ones in Pahrump, so it will be every driver for themselves getting a reservation - think of it as an adventure!
There are lots of discount room finders for Vegas, and here is one site for finding rooms:
Below is one example I found there for you cheapskates:
The Fitzgerald's Casino is located downtown Las Vegas where the famous Fremont Street Experience begins. The "new" Fitzgerald's won the Governor's Conference award for Re-design, and they're known for their excellent guest services.
301 Fremont Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Standard Room:
Fri. Apr 23rd - Sun. Apr 25th $45.00 each night.
1-888-663-3161
Track event sign up sheets, tech forms and details, past event photos and videos of a few entertaining laps of the track etc can all be found at the track event website pages. I am aware that the current date shown is incorrect, that will change on Weds.
*******
I know the date is 3 months from now - all that really means is that you have 2.5 months to procrastinate about teching your car!
See you there...or not.
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