Five Flags Speedway: A very high banked half-mile oval, located in my hometown of Pensacola, Florida. Every year, there is a very popular racing event called the "Snowball Derby", which is held every December, and is for lower class stock cars. I've only been to one race around 1996, or 1997. I was about 10, or 11 years old at the time, so my memory on the experience is a little faded. But from what I recalled, the seating was great, and you get a great view of the whole track. Weekend passes are very reasonable, and there are also events where you can bring you're own road car for a drive on the track. Not much else I can remember from it, other than there is a nice fireworks show at the end of the race.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Flags_SpeedwayPensacola Civic Center: Not a race track, but a medium sized indoor stadium that is also located in Pensacola, Florida. It is mainly used for ice hockey events. Every year, the USHRA would hold a non-championship monster truck race called the Thunder Nationals. I've seen several notable monster trucks there. (Like Bear Foot, Black Stallion, Monster Patrol, Bulldozer, Grave Digger, and local truck Reptoid) The highs are that there are plenty of seating for everyone. The exits, and parking are very well organized. The event also has other good racing events to fill in as well. Such as lawnmower, motocross, rc car, and (staged) ATV racing as well. Lows are that the tickets, and food are way overpriced ($2 for a hot dog? Come on!), and you can't bring you're own food in. There also isn't very much room for the monster trucks to get to their full power. But overall, it's a great place to see something casual, and there's nothing like the sound of a monster truck inside a stadium.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensacola_Civic_CenterBarber Motorsports Park: My first "real" race track. Located in Leeds, Alabama. I came to this track in 2009 to see a Grand-Am race. I think Alex Gurney won the race. I had a nice view of the hairpin on turns 12-14. They also have a very nice motorcycle museum right near the track, which sadly I didn't get to see due to time constraints. Highs were that the ticket prices were very reasonable, and you could camp anywhere on the track if you went for the basic pass. You could also bring you're own food, and seats as well, which helps a lot when you are in an outdoors race. Parking is also very plentiful, and well organized. The only lows that I could think of the track is that you couldn't see much of the race due to trees that obscure the view at times. But it's a roadcourse, so what do you expect? The loudspeakers were not very loud, so I had no idea who won the race until I saw the local news report later that night. I loved the track, and the race there, and I would definately go ther again if I had the chance.
Track Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber_Motorsports_Park
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