Camping for 2019 Oval Nationals at Perris
 

I don't know if this information is of any value to anyone on IOW, but I just got off the phone with the fairground office at PAS. I was able to confirm with them that the previous camping area (both grass and paved) will be inaccessible at the Oval Nationals, and RVers will be redirected to the north end of the regular parking lot.

The nightly dry camping fee of $25.00 will still apply, even though no hookups will be available. The woman I spoke to stated that the regular campground was always considered dry camping, and that anyone who previously was hooking up to electric and/or water, was doing it without the permission of the fairground, as there was no agreement between the fairground and track to provide these services.

Just a guess, but I would imagine that rest rooms will also not be available when the track gates are closed.

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated.

Re: Camping for 2019 Oval Nationals at Perris
 

Real fan friendly place! NOT

Gotta love California

Re: Camping for 2019 Oval Nationals at Perris
 

They charge you to park for the races!

They charge to park at ims and irp here in indy


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Camping for 2019 Oval Nationals at Perris!!..
 

Hah...Yup Ca.FAIRBOARDS!!...Plus..'No Tix Re-Entry' !!..One Time Tix ENTRY ONLY!!..just saving me lota $$$ n 5-6 hr. trips across the Desert!!...but $150.00 $$$ well spent 4 Live Streams on FloRacing.com..
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Re: Camping for 2019 Oval Nationals at Perris!!..
 

Its a shame to hear that one of the premier events at the end of our racing the season gets such a bad rap. I hope to make it out there some day, I hear its a really nice place. Hopefully the ruling parties will make this event the big deal it used to be.

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I have thought about going out there this year while health is still good enough, but after hearing all this and finding out the purse is no wear close to what it has been kinda killed my mood about going :7:

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We have flown to SoCal explicitly to attended 5 events at The PAS consisting of the Oval Nationals and Turkey Night. For an Illinois clod hopper like myself the experience was fascinating to say the least. The setting is unique and quite dissimilar compared to what we were/are accustomed in regards to race spectating. Plus, the racing was extremely entertaining. In our opinion, culture shock and California pricing can be a bit over the top but the experience as a whole was worth it. Not necessarily something that we would make an annual ritual of, but definitely worth the time, effort and cost.:27:

If you’re hesitant about attending the Oval Nationals after hearing of the camping and purse news, allow me to offer an alternative. ISF already mentioned Turkey Night. However, if you have the time and the funds, I’d suggest coming out about a week and a half before Turkey Night and attending the Hangtown 100 USAC midget race in the beautiful foothills town of Placerville. The race is a two night show with a 200,000 dollar purse. Then after the Hangtown 100, you can stick around for a week and steadily trek south over the next week to Ventura for Turkey Night. Placerville is one of several towns in the foothills of the Sierras known for its gold prospecting history which leads to many cool history lessons and tourist attractions to be found. Weather permitting (believe it or not, it does snow out here in CA) you can visit some of the Sierra Nevada mountains before Turkey Night. I promise California isn’t all homeless riddled big cities and bumper to bumper traffic. Yosemite National Park is one of the most spectacular places on earth. The Sierras are also the only place on the planet you can see 2000 year old giant sequoia trees. In Placerville you’ll be right next to it all. I don’t mean to sound like I work for some tourist company out here lol. I’m just disappointed that many people don’t know what they’re missing in California, especially the eastern side of the state. The Hangtown 100 should be enough alone to draw people, but keep in mind how much else there is to do and see afterwards if you can stay and also make Turkey Night. I’m excited to say I’ll be at both! I’ve found Placerville and Ventura to be very fan friendly tracks and hope to see some of you out here.

As a big Indy 500 guy who attends the track multiple times each May, where/when does IMS charge to park? Heck, even on practice days I park in the infield at no charge, just my admission fee. Once this year, I parked in an IMS lot at the corner of 16th and Polco; still no charge.