We were sitting around last night watching the third day of racing in Tulsa, looking out the window at the snow and it occurred to me that although lacking some excitement of being there it still wasn't too bad watching the action from home.
Some of the advantages from the At Home Race are:
1. We didn't have to drive 2000 miles to get to our TV and back home again.
2. We stand a lot less chance of bringing home new pets in the form of "Bed Bugs".
3. The price of a good night's sleep is a lot less.
4. We didn't have to bring a blanket to reserve our seats in the turn 2 bleachers.
5. The rest rooms were much cleaner, warmer, and closer to our seats.
6. Even without the blanket our seats were much softer.
7. Refreshments were much closer to our seats.
8. Our hair was much cleaner at the end of the race, and we did not to have to worry about dirt clogs in the face.
9. We could hear the announcer announce the race and the drivers names.
10. Our eyes did not burn as much.
"Racinboys" did an excellent job of placing cameras so that we could get maximum view of the race and even had instant playback just in case we were in the "John" when something happened.
These are my top ten things about doing the Chili Bowl at home. True I would have rather been in Tulsa. I remember the first year we went the boiler went down at our Hotel and we spent 2 days with electric blankets and no heat.. Nothing Like waking up in the morning to find an ice cycle in your bath tub. You just can't get an experience like that on TV.
I would be the first to admit that the money I spent with Racinboys for the Chili Bowl this year was well worth the price of admission.
Honest Dad himself
