The highlight of our 2008 summer vacation was two-nights inside the Pocono Raceway, where we watched the Pennsylvania 500. I've always wanted to park inside a racetrack during the race. I was excited and expecting a big disappointment, but it was better than I could've imagined. I didn't think I would be able to follow the race from the top of my RV, but it wasn't that hard. I had a headset ($25 rental) that played several race broadcasts and all the driver radios. A pair of binoculars and you are watching the race. It only cost $150 to park the RV inside the racetrack for the weekend. That's $50 for the RV and $50 per adult (kids free). At the end of the race, we walked down near the grandstand along the fenceline for a close up view of the action.

I tried to buy tickets to the Saturday race as it was $25 for adults (kids free), unfortunately nobody inside the track (not even the staff) knew how I could buy tickets without exiting the track. Late Saturday, I found a ticketbooth around the corner from my RV. They really should educate their staff better. Or even better, they should hand out maps to inform the RVers where everything is. I had to discover what is where by walking around a 2.5 mile track.

My kids are now big racefans. The eldest daughter like Jimmy Johnson, my son likes Dale Jr and the youngest like Kyle Busch (the M&M car). We'll be going to races every year from now on.

http://www.poconoraceway.com/