Nascar is on- specifically, Charlotte Motor Speedway's May race events, and with Nascar comes motorhomes galore. The cars and the RVs are surely about as different as two vehicles can get whilst both driving on the road, but they congregate without fail for the race events.
Some of the motorhomes belong to fans- RVs are a popular choice for those who camp at the speedway, making up around 90% of campers. Even the locals will drive 10 mins to the track in their RVs to be part of the action!
The drivers and owners are also RV afficionados, a tradition which started with Felix Sabates in 1989 after he had trouble finding toilets. Now, most drivers and owners stay in top-of-the-line motorhomes when at a race site, forming RV communities on the infield. Michael McDowell told the nascar website that he is one of the few who drives his own motorhome to events in an effort to keep costs down- most hire drivers to drive, clean and generally look after their gigantuan mobile homes.
Monday, May 30, 2011
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I have been General Manager of Motorhome Republic, the operators of this website, for 4 years and with the company for 6 years starting as a Sales / Account Manager. Previous roles have included account manager and software architect for a web design firm, advertising sales across multiple media and television production. I’ve been lucky enough to go Motorhoming several times in Canada, USA and New Zealand so far and grew up going on caravanning holidays with Mum and Dad. The value and freedom Motorhoming offers are its two main drawcards for me. That and the envy on the other campers’ faces when you pull into a State Park campground with no hook ups in a 31’ Class C with double slide outs, on board generator, side awning, exterior entertainment unit and smoker unit for a 10kg salmon caught earlier that day.
I have been in the Motorhome industry for the best part of 6 years and with Motorhomes Republic for the last 18 months. I previously worked for the largest Motorhome rental company in the world as the New Zealand Sales Account Manager. I’ve traveled the length and width of New Zealand in many different categories of Motorhomes, in fact I don’t think there is a main state highway I haven’t driven. The love I have for Motorhomes is one of freedom and flexibility, doing what I want when I want. If I have a hankering for a cup of coffee in a beautiful scenic spot simply stop boil and enjoy….
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