Originally Posted by berks co:
After viewing USAC wingless sprint cars here in Pa, a friend of mine planned a vacation for us going to USAC speedweek shows at Lawrenceburg, gas city and kokomo. Any suggestions or info about the three tracks? Where to sit, can we camp, good food, and any ther information that will help us. Never been to any of the three tracks but i'm allready excited for this trip. Thanks in advance for all information.
Well, here's a start. Addressing the camping part. Be advised that there will be a huge caravan of motorhomes, trailers, truck campers, and tenters following Sprint Week. L'burg is located in a fairgrounds type area. There are many electric (15/20 amp) outlets and water is available. You may need a lot of hose depending on where you park. Gas City and Kokomo have large fields for campers. At Gas City they normally park in a huge circle in a big field on the east side of the track. Sometimes 3 units wide. No hookups. When you enter the Gas City track you will go past a truck terminal then turn to the right (east) and take the next place in line. At Kokomo the campers are in the regular parking area south of the track. It is big. No hookups. None of the tracks have dump stations (unless L'burg has one and I don't know about it) so if you are using the facilities in an RV you will have to dump somewhere else. Most Flying J Truck Stops have dump stations and water for your fresh water tank. I don't believe any of the Indiana rest areas have dump stations. If you are using a unit w/o an on board generator you might want to bring an external unit along. Several RV'ers leave the track after the race is over and travel to the next site. That's a personal choice. I don't think any of the tracks will run out of room. Be sure to bring chairs to sit out side and visit with other campers. Have a big cooler of refreshments for visitors. None of the tracks you mention have a charge for camping. If you should decide to stay for Terre Haute, be prepared to pay. Ten bucks just to park or put up a tent without hookups. If you choose to use their electric/water it's $20 for 20 amp electric or $25 for 30 amp. You'd really enjoy the finale at Haubstadt (Tri-State) Great track and always great racing. I've been to Kamp but not in the RV. No comment. It'll be great to have you. You'll be hooked. Have fun. I'm sure you'll get lots of recommendations on food and other activities.
