I have been to both so I do believe it gives me a sound base to offer up my opinion. 10 degree weather and the doors forced to be open made it miserable in there. I personally don't think the fumes were that bad but maybe that is where I got used to the Chili Bowl. There are other mitigating factors that don't need to be discussed here but suffice it to say if I personally had to choose I would do Chili Bowl. Its expensive but there is a lot of fun to be had both at the track and away from it.