It’s more than just racing
If you’re planning to go to your first race you better make sure you’re ready to spend some time outside of your seats. As the NHRA points out “unlike a typical three-hour football game or two-hour concert, NHRA Drag Racing is an all-day affair. The best advice for fans might well be the same advice given to the teams you’re coming to watch: Come early, stay late, and be prepared.” Make sure you’re prepared for any eventuality that may pop up by bringing a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, a blanket and those ever-important ear plugs. Once at the race, enjoy the time in the stands as you pick your favorite cars, motorcycles or drivers as they make their successive passes, but also plan to spend some time in the pits since that’s another experience altogether from what the stands offer. Here you can “get close and personal” to some pretty frantic action as teams of highly skilled mechanics take care of business and drivers very often sign autographs. If you miss a foray into pit row when you go to the races, you’ve missed a large chunk of excitement and adrenaline. Keep in mind that every drag strip, every pit area, and every race is different and that’s one of the beauties of it you will experience new exhilaration and knowledge with each event you attend.