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BIR... It's about that time.
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The Swegian
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Correct on all counts Joe. Look at the track on Google earth. Depending on where you are camped in the zoo, it can be over a mile to get from your campsite to the grandstands. That's why so many people bring 4-wheelers, bikes, and have made their own partywagons to get them from zoo to track.
FC138fan
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I've started to lose sleep looking forward to next weekend! I upgraded from a moped to an old honda ATC for this years trip. I'm usually not a drinker and learned a valuable lesson last year -
Recall Friday's qualifying rounds last year got pushed nearly up to sunset. I got back to camp and thought theres no time for dinner, time to start drinking - (first mistake). After 3 or 4 hours of the funnest night in the zoo ever, got back to camp around 12 still pretty drunk (second mistake). At this point, I thought man I'm hungry, so I had a couple hot dogs (third and worst mistake). Got the spins and wildly sick. It's lessons like that one that people generally learn in high school, but because I only started drinking one night a year at BIR I just got that last year.
I'll be there Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. In the zoo, look for Bill Clinton on an ATC 110 and say hi! In the stands Ill be Sec C row 13 (right above the cutout)
Recall Friday's qualifying rounds last year got pushed nearly up to sunset. I got back to camp and thought theres no time for dinner, time to start drinking - (first mistake). After 3 or 4 hours of the funnest night in the zoo ever, got back to camp around 12 still pretty drunk (second mistake). At this point, I thought man I'm hungry, so I had a couple hot dogs (third and worst mistake). Got the spins and wildly sick. It's lessons like that one that people generally learn in high school, but because I only started drinking one night a year at BIR I just got that last year.
I'll be there Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. In the zoo, look for Bill Clinton on an ATC 110 and say hi! In the stands Ill be Sec C row 13 (right above the cutout)
Just Paul
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It depends where you are in the Zoo. As an example, the Rickshaw races are set up in the Zoo, and it's right next to the dragstrip. The Zoo is just a real big place. A mile might be the furthest point in the wayyy back, but it's not even close to a mile just to get in.
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Nick, just remember to drink plenty of water before going to bed after a night of Heavy drinking! Water re-hydrates your Brain...which causes a Hangover! Works amazing, believe me I've tested that theory many times!
FC138fan
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I've heard that as well. I plan on taking the last hour or two before bed to cut out the alcohol and drink water - another thing I didn't do last year. I've been pretty lucky though, no hangovers at the races yet.
Another problem Ive had at BIR is waking up every hour overnight to have to hit the porta potty. And thats no fun because you have to put on shoes and walk across grass wet with condensation then across a dusty gravel road - by the time you get back to the tent your feet are all muddy (I've done it in bare feet before).. Won't drinking the water make that frequent portapotty visit problem worse (I speak from inexpierence). What about the liquor before beer in the clear beer before liquor never been sicker deal? I also thought if you eat bread before you drink (like hot dog and hamburger buns) you have to consume more alcohol to feel the effects, is this true?
Generally speaking, eating before drinking will slow the absorption rate and the effects will come slower. Lots of variables - your metabolism rate, body weight, type of liquor and alky percentage, etc. Eating bread will help, as long as you're not against puking it later on.
Why don't you ask the dude in the camouflage shorts a few pictures back how he handled it?
mick
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jeez joe, i don't know.......why don't you pony up & get up here.
no more excuses.
depends which zoo entrance you select, some cost more than others
usual deal, see you there paul.
Love to Mike, but this close to Indy can't manage it!
The Swegian
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Hmmm....Brainerd....3 weeks before Indy. Dallas....3 weeks after Indy. You go to Dallas, don't ya? Like Mike said, no more excuses Joe!
I know, I know, Brainerd would require extra travel time and extra days off, but I gotta give ya some crap anyways..
Huge
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Joe you have to go to the zoo at least once, even if it means missing Indy or Dallas. There have been crew guys, that have went in on Friday night, and didn't come out until Monday morning. We use to always get pitted next to the bridge at the entrance of the zoo, and had a blast watching all the cool, weird looking, homemade contraptions going in. We try to find the time to go in a couple times every race if we can. We usually go in on the golf cart, and don't get very far before some one is handing us some beers. There are a lot of cool people in there, and they are having a blast. Joe, I could only imagine the pic's you would come out of there with. That is the one race, where I would have to say, the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence.
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Hmmm....Brainerd....3 weeks before Indy. Dallas....3 weeks after Indy. You go to Dallas, don't ya? Like Mike said, no more excuses Joe!
No Dallas this year Mark, funds are just too tight this year!
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