gainesville,florida.
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stumpjumper

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3 posts

205 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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anyone out there been to gainesville for the main nhra event in march? i am planning to go 09. any info or tips would be welcome.

Eurodragster Tog

657 posts

228 months

Bikermoore

146 posts

214 months

Monday 29th December 2008
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I'm off there too. Staying in Alachua, just outside gainsville. Haven't got any tips, as I haven't been there either!!

Just make sure you get your tickets (for the event) as they sell out faster than the other events due to more overseas folk going.

Also, I found it cheaper to fly to jacksonville, rather than Gainsville and then drive from there.

Also, make time to visit Don Garlits Museum of drag racing, as it is just down the road.

Tet

1,196 posts

225 months

Monday 29th December 2008
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Traffic is reasonably heavy around Gainesville. It takes longer to drive from one side of the city to the other than you'd expect, so allow plenty of time. Also, I've heard that there are large queues to get into the strip on racedays, so try and get there early (although I've never been during the Gatornationals, so I don't have personal experience of this).

WJM

333 posts

209 months

Monday 29th December 2008
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I'm going with Grandstand , staying in the Marriot in Gainsville as part of a longer holiday in Florida. Is it important to have Grandstand tickets for every day or is general admission OK for non race days? Also does anybody know the rough programme { ie Top Fuel qualifying both Friday and Sat, is there any nighttime stuff etc}. I assume it will be the dreaded 1,000ft but even so it will be my first drag race in the US so I'm looking forward to it.

Bill

NitroWars

667 posts

232 months

Monday 29th December 2008
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I hope each and everybody going has better weather than when I went (2001)...

Edited by NitroWars on Monday 29th December 13:49

shoebag

1,137 posts

273 months

Saturday 17th January 2009
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I am going on the Saturday after driving up from Miami the day before. If anyone wants more action but abit different from the Gatornationals the American Le Mans Series 12 hour race is happening at Sebring the following weekend.

Tony Morris

88 posts

232 months

Sunday 18th January 2009
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The weekend before is a division 2 event for sportman racers at Orlando speed world, on Friday though Sunday.