As a first step you must determine your objective. You basically have two choices:
1) To see a NASCAR race; or
2) To experience all that NASCAR has to offer which is much more than a “race”.
If you just want to “see a race” then you have a few options. You can book a hotel and race tickets on-line and drive to track; or you can book a NASCAR tour package that includes a hotel room, race tickets and transfers to and from the race track at scheduled times (once per race). There are also bus tours that you can book as well. When you decide to stay in a hotel, no matter what approach you are taking, you have selected the objective of your NASCAR vacation, and that is to see a NASCAR race!
This is nothing wrong with this approach and you will have a great time at the race. I’ve done it myself, but staying in a hotel located 45 to 90 minutes from the track is all about seeing a race. When you stay in a hotel, you do the same things you do in every other vacation: complain about the pool temperature being too cold; go out for dinner and drinks and sit in your hotel room watching TV. Add in a race or two, and that is your NASCAR experience.
You also have to deal with fatigue as transportation to and from the race track is very draining, especially after the race when it takes 2 or 3 times longer to get back your hotel. One tour operator was putting their race fans in an Atlanta hotel for the race in Talladega. That’s a lot of miles to cover, especially if you are taking in both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide races. Ask yourself how much time you want to spend on a bus or in a car and at the hotel? This is another option – RV camping.
If you truly want to experience NASCAR racing at its finest consider an RV camping package. Many race fans choose camping rather than staying in a “nearby” hotel because of the atmosphere created in the campground mingling and partying with 1,000′s of fellow NASCAR fans. You don’t get this at a hotel. It also has many advantages primarily related to staying within walk distance of the track, and the number of events. There are also numerous activities at the campground including “Redneck” games such as ladder (hillbilly) golf, corn-hole and ring toss.
I know what you are going to say, camping has its downside and you are right. There is a lot of very time consuming preparation work prior to the race and at the campsite. Finding the right campsite, renting an RV, RV training, parking and setting up the RV, purchasing camping necessities, running the generator, pumping out the holding tank, cooking and cleaning. The list goes on and on. For a novice camper, this can be very challenging, and this is why many NASCAR fans simply choose the hotel route, but you now have an option — RV camping tour operators.
One such company is Garner Travel American Express. There goal is to provide you with an “all-inclusive” camping and race vacation package that is guaranteed to be the ultimate NASCAR experience! They pride themselves in the ability to deliver a no-hassle and worry free approach that allows you to fully enjoy your NASCAR vacation.
On-site staff deliver and set-up the RV, connect the water and other hook-ups, start and maintain the generator, stock the refrigerator, put beer on ice for your arrival, prepare your breakfast and dinner and attend to all your ends including daily trips to town. If this is not enough they also host two all you can drink tailgate parties.
They believe that the best way to experience a race is to be at the track, and we deliver by offering you an “all inclusive” vacation that puts you at the track for 4 nights and 5 days.
Don’t settle for NASCAR tour packages where you spend more time at your hotel than the track. Let Garner Travel American Express (Redneck Camping Tours) provide you with the ultimate NASCAR experience that combines NASCAR racing with RV camping. Even if you are not a big fan of camping, our luxury motorhomes have all the comforts of home.
Garner Travel’s redneck camping tour team has a combined experience of more than 15 years in camping at “redneck” NASCAR race tracks across the United States, and Garner Travel has been in operation for more than 20 years. This Garner Travel partnership gives you all the advantages of travel agency and the benefits of on-site experienced, knowledgeable and professional staff that know camping and NASCAR. They are some of NASCAR’s biggest fans!
They will provide you with an “all-inclusive” camping and race vacation package that is guaranteed to be the ultimate NASCAR vacation experience, and our goal is to make it a NASCAR vacation package that you’ll want to repeat!
If you are a diehard race fan or a first-timer, take advantage of this unique opportunity that no race fan should live without. You will have the time of your life!
Brad DeFoe is an avivd NASCAR fan and believes every NASCAR fan should go to at least one race. Once you’re hooked you can’t get it out of your system. Trust me!
