NASCAR at NHMS this Weekend

Rattlesnake Gal · 07-12-2011, 11:35 AM

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that this is a big NASCAR weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

You may want to plan your travels accordingly.

moose tracks · 07-12-2011, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Gal

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that this is a big NASCAR weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Leaving for NH Thursday night. Going to the track on Saturday to see the Mods. I prefer the Mods over the Cup cars. I will watch the Cup race on TV. To many people and trafic on Sunday for me. Anyone else going to Loudon this weekend?

Skip · 07-12-2011, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moose tracks

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Gal

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that this is a big NASCAR weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Leaving for NH Thursday night. Going to the track on Saturday to see the Mods. I perfer the Mods over the Cup cars. I will watch the Cup race on TV. To many people and trafic on Sunday for me. Anyone else going to Loudon this weekend?

Might not be too many people this Sunday. The track is giving away thousands of free tickets across the State to a variety of agencies and politicos in an attempt once again to fill the stands. They offered the entity I work for 800 tickets alone!

trfour · 07-12-2011, 11:03 PM

And or donate it to someone who would appreciate it!
http://www.nhms.com/handler.cfm/temp...med_id=1427665

You got to be there in person, ( at least once to talk about it ).
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...php?photo=1304

Wanna beast's.

...

Terry
____________________________

Blue Thunder · 07-13-2011, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skip

Might not be too many people this Sunday. The track is giving away thousands of free tickets across the State to a variety of agencies and politicos in an attempt once again to fill the stands. They offered the entity I work for 800 tickets alone!

Although I've been an auto racing fan since I was a kid, I really didn't get into NASCAR Cup racing until the early 90's. My brother, my wife, and I had tickets to both races in July and Sept. (Laconia Grandstand, turn 4) for many years.
For those of us that have been to a Cup race at Loudon, there truly is "nothing like being there". Having said that, even with all of the improvements that the Bahre Family made over the years, the hassle of the traffic, the summer heat, and in the end, ticket pricing, made us give our tickets up. In the 90's and early 2000's there was a waiting list of 30,000 people looking to get tickets. Now the races don't sell out and they have to advertise heavily. NASCAR has grown epicly in the last 20 years but the economy is affecting them just like all of us.

BT

jmen24 · 07-13-2011, 11:25 AM

Skip, are you sure that the tickets were for Sunday's race. They might be, but the reason I ask is that they gave every household in Loudon 2 tickets for Saturday's races and a few other private orgs got the same. If they gave away Sunday tickets as well, then that is truely a gesture from a group. The economy is hitting NASCAR really hard these last few years.

Unless it is a military type organization than the Sunday tickets make sense, happens quite a bit.

Skip · 07-13-2011, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmen24

Skip, are you sure that the tickets were for Sunday's race. They might be, but the reason I ask is that they gave every household in Loudon 2 tickets for Saturday's races and a few other private orgs got the same. If they gave away Sunday tickets as well, then that is truely a gesture from a group. The economy is hitting NASCAR really hard these last few years.

Unless it is a military type organization than the Sunday tickets make sense, happens quite a bit.

Definitely Sunday tickets, which we've been offered before but never such a staggering amount. As of today there have only been a handful of people choosing to take them.

Have had several acquaintances from other agencies telling me the same offer is being made across the State.

As another poster noted above I too was a season ticket holder (four tickets) for both races for over a decade but gave them up several years ago after the hassle at Loudon took it's toll on us. Today I wouldn't even go with the free ticket offer. NASCAR has left me behind with a lot of changes they've made the last few years that I think have really taken a lot of the challenge and sport out of the races.

That said I wish the new owners well and hope that even with the economy in the state that it is that they have a good turnout for the weekend!

Happy Gourmand · 07-13-2011, 01:15 PM

from WMUR
"Romney strategist Jim Merrill said the former Massachusetts Governor will meet with drivers in the infield and then hang out in the owner’s box."

SIKSUKR · 07-13-2011, 03:21 PM

They are giving away many tickets for Sundays race. Last week the Fischer Cats had a promo to the first 300 people that bought tickets would also get free tickets to the Sprint race on Sunday. I questioned if they were for Saturday also until I read the offer. You could buy tickets to the FC's for as little as $6. Parking however will cost you a little more.

jmen24 · 07-13-2011, 04:26 PM

No kidding. They have got to be hurting bad to be giving out that volume of tickets for Sunday. Good for you guys.

Skip, could not agree more with the direction that NASCAR has taken in recent years. Everyone I know that went every year has also given up the tickets. The new cars on Loudon are extremely boring, IMO. Saturday is usually a good show and has been for years.

Winnisquamguy · 07-13-2011, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmen24

The new cars on Loudon are extremely boring, IMO. Saturday is usually a good show and has been for years.

The new cars the old cars does it really matter they both stink, the track itself is boring with those cars. The modifieds was the only show that was worth going to, I guess the trucks put on a pretty decent show. The track is to flat and needs banking and when Smith took it over there was hope but not anymore. The camping out and partying with your friends was the best part but they ruined that when they started charging you for that and now those numbers are now way down.I see them loosing a race very soon, or should I say Smith moving it to one of his other tracks. Although people are not to happy with him after last weeks episode in Kentucky.

trfour · 07-14-2011, 06:21 PM

Video/s; http://www.nascar.com/video/preview/...iew/index.html

Terry
_____________________________

PS. Yes, we are all feeling the pinch of todays economy! Remember though that the good days will one day return to Loudon NH. and NHMS through NasCar's interests in the fan base this area is, and will become. And also important to remember is that none of the previous NasCar ticket sellouts at NHIS, were attended or purchased by the majority that have posted in this very thread...

gtxrider · 07-15-2011, 10:20 AM

A couple of years ago, two I think, Mr. Bahre gave away a few tickets at the Sandy Point Resturant. We had a tickets we could not use so we gave them back.

Attended both races last year but will miss this weekend not due to econonmic pressure. My couch will have to do on Sunday. I plan on being there for the fall race and perhaps the Indy car race in August.

GO Junior

trfour · 07-15-2011, 10:55 PM

The race lineup for Sundays Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at NHMS.
http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011...ta/lineup.html

Terry
__________________________________

Argie's Wife · 07-17-2011, 07:19 PM

The race got out and traffic is STACKED up in Alton - whoa! We've got people inching by the house, whooping it up and waving. Lots of grills in the backs of pickup trucks and lots of out-of-state plates.

It's nice to see the good turn out - hoping the tourist industry did well this weekend!!!

Superduty1 · 07-18-2011, 12:30 PM

Well, whether they gave the tickets away or you bought them, the stands for Sundays Sprint Cup race were at near capacity. It was good to see all the fans come out on a great sunny day in New Hampshire. I sure hope the new owners don't take a race away from Loudon because Nascar is good for New Hampshire. Even if you got the tickets for free, you spent money somewhere in this great state, either on gas, six pack, lodging, dinner, D and D, local supermarket, souvenirs at the track, you get the point.

LIforrelaxin · 07-19-2011, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superduty1

. I sure hope the new owners don't take a race away from Loudon because Nascar is good for New Hampshire.

Unfortunately as a race fan for many years, I see the direction I believe Nascar is taking, or trying to take. Eventually NH is bound to lose one of the races. Slowly raceways are being built all over the country. I do believe the eventual goal of Nascar is to have tracks all over the country such that every venue and every corner of the country will have a race. This will mean that tracks like NHMS will end up forfeiting a second date. I believe that eventually the only tracks that will hold two events will be Daytona, and Talladega.

SIKSUKR · 07-19-2011, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superduty1

Well, whether they gave the tickets away or you bought them, the stands for Sundays Sprint Cup race were at near capacity.

I didn't go to this race but I turned it on the tv with about 40 laps left and there was thousands and thousands of empty seats then.

Grove84 · 07-18-2011, 12:44 PM

On my drive up to the lake this past weekend and then while on the water I heard that Anchor Marine is renting boats and according to their radio ad,you must be 21 years old with a valid drivers license. What about a safe boaters license? Curious as to how they could rent boats to people on this body of water and they may never have operated a boat before or know the lake or the basic boating rules of the road

ishoot308 · 07-18-2011, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grove84

On my drive up to the lake this past weekend and then while on the water I heard that Anchor Marine is renting boats and according to their radio ad,you must be 21 years old with a valid drivers license. What about a safe boaters license? Curious as to how they could rent boats to people on this body of water and they may never have operated a boat before or know the lake or the basic boating rules of the road

They simply take the 20 question boating exam and get a temporary permit good for a few days. Every rental place on the lake offers this...

Dan

trfour · 07-18-2011, 10:16 PM

Press Pass video/s; http://www.nascar.com/video/post-rac...man/index.html

Winning from the pole, Ryan Newman.

Terry
____________________________________

Barney Bear · 07-19-2011, 10:07 AM

We left East Bear Island later than usual on Sunday to avoid most of the traffic leaving the speedway. We got on I-93 at Exit 20 [Tilton] and headed south at about 8:30 PM. The temporary modifications to traffic flow in the Concorsd area allowed us to move through at a reasonable pace. Congratulations to the NH Highway Department for a job well done!!!

07-12-2011, 11:35 AM	#1
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,253 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,455 Thanked 1,357 Times in 476 Posts	NASCAR at NHMS this Weekend Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that this is a big NASCAR weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. You may want to plan your travels accordingly.

07-12-2011, 11:03 PM	#4
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,067 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	Buy A Ticket And Go To A NasCar Race At NHMS... And or donate it to someone who would appreciate it! http://www.nhms.com/handler.cfm/temp...med_id=1427665 You got to be there in person, ( at least once to talk about it ). http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...php?photo=1304 Wanna beast's. ... Terry ____________________________ __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html

07-13-2011, 01:15 PM	#8
Happy Gourmand Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ruskin FL Posts: 1,027 Thanks: 188 Thanked 322 Times in 179 Posts	Mitt will be there from WMUR "Romney strategist Jim Merrill said the former Massachusetts Governor will meet with drivers in the infield and then hang out in the owner’s box."

07-13-2011, 03:21 PM	#9
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	They are giving away many tickets for Sundays race. Last week the Fischer Cats had a promo to the first 300 people that bought tickets would also get free tickets to the Sprint race on Sunday. I questioned if they were for Saturday also until I read the offer. You could buy tickets to the FC's for as little as $6. Parking however will cost you a little more. __________________ SIKSUKR Last edited by SIKSUKR; 07-14-2011 at 09:54 AM.

07-14-2011, 06:21 PM	#12
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,067 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	NHMS Preview Show Video/s; http://www.nascar.com/video/preview/...iew/index.html Terry _____________________________ PS. Yes, we are all feeling the pinch of todays economy! Remember though that the good days will one day return to Loudon NH. and NHMS through NasCar's interests in the fan base this area is, and will become. And also important to remember is that none of the previous NasCar ticket sellouts at NHIS, were attended or purchased by the majority that have posted in this very thread... __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html Last edited by trfour; 07-14-2011 at 11:09 PM.

The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Rattlesnake Gal For This Useful Post:
bclaker (07-13-2011), good4uccm (07-13-2011), samosetguy (07-12-2011), VitaBene (07-12-2011)

07-13-2011, 11:25 AM	#6
jmen24 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,139 Thanks: 223 Thanked 319 Times in 181 Posts	Skip, are you sure that the tickets were for Sunday's race. They might be, but the reason I ask is that they gave every household in Loudon 2 tickets for Saturday's races and a few other private orgs got the same. If they gave away Sunday tickets as well, then that is truely a gesture from a group. The economy is hitting NASCAR really hard these last few years. Unless it is a military type organization than the Sunday tickets make sense, happens quite a bit.

07-13-2011, 04:26 PM	#10
jmen24 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,139 Thanks: 223 Thanked 319 Times in 181 Posts	No kidding. They have got to be hurting bad to be giving out that volume of tickets for Sunday. Good for you guys. Skip, could not agree more with the direction that NASCAR has taken in recent years. Everyone I know that went every year has also given up the tickets. The new cars on Loudon are extremely boring, IMO. Saturday is usually a good show and has been for years.

07-15-2011, 10:20 AM	#13
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Will miss this one A couple of years ago, two I think, Mr. Bahre gave away a few tickets at the Sandy Point Resturant. We had a tickets we could not use so we gave them back. Attended both races last year but will miss this weekend not due to econonmic pressure. My couch will have to do on Sunday. I plan on being there for the fall race and perhaps the Indy car race in August. GO Junior

07-15-2011, 10:55 PM	#14
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,067 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	After Qualifying The race lineup for Sundays Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at NHMS. http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011...ta/lineup.html Terry __________________________________ __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html

07-17-2011, 07:19 PM	#15
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	The race got out and traffic is STACKED up in Alton - whoa! We've got people inching by the house, whooping it up and waving. Lots of grills in the backs of pickup trucks and lots of out-of-state plates. It's nice to see the good turn out - hoping the tourist industry did well this weekend!!!

07-18-2011, 12:30 PM	#16
Superduty1 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 17 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Well, whether they gave the tickets away or you bought them, the stands for Sundays Sprint Cup race were at near capacity. It was good to see all the fans come out on a great sunny day in New Hampshire. I sure hope the new owners don't take a race away from Loudon because Nascar is good for New Hampshire. Even if you got the tickets for free, you spent money somewhere in this great state, either on gas, six pack, lodging, dinner, D and D, local supermarket, souvenirs at the track, you get the point.

07-18-2011, 12:44 PM	#19
Grove84 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 90 Thanks: 26 Thanked 41 Times in 20 Posts	Anchor Marine Radio Ad Boat Rentals On my drive up to the lake this past weekend and then while on the water I heard that Anchor Marine is renting boats and according to their radio ad,you must be 21 years old with a valid drivers license. What about a safe boaters license? Curious as to how they could rent boats to people on this body of water and they may never have operated a boat before or know the lake or the basic boating rules of the road

07-18-2011, 10:16 PM	#21
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,067 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	Back On Topic Press Pass video/s; http://www.nascar.com/video/post-rac...man/index.html Winning from the pole, Ryan Newman. Terry ____________________________________ __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html

07-19-2011, 10:07 AM	#22
Barney Bear Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 961 Thanks: 488 Thanked 274 Times in 175 Posts	Race Day Traffic We left East Bear Island later than usual on Sunday to avoid most of the traffic leaving the speedway. We got on I-93 at Exit 20 [Tilton] and headed south at about 8:30 PM. The temporary modifications to traffic flow in the Concorsd area allowed us to move through at a reasonable pace. Congratulations to the NH Highway Department for a job well done!!!