North Central Speedway
Saturday Nights, 6:45pm
www.racencs.net
Classes: IMCA Modifieds, Super Stocks, Northern Sport Mods,
Mod 4s, Street Stock, Pure Stocks, and Hornets.
Admission: $12 for adults, $5 for Kids. Pretty much the
league average
Concessions: I highly recommend the pit fries for $5. (Fries
with BBQs and Nacho Cheese). Items such as burger, hot dogs, chicken strips.
Lots of filling stuff. Very fair prices. I really liked how they had a separate
line for pop and candy. It really sped things up quite a bit. Beer prices were
exceptionally reasonable if I remember correctly. Corey Litton was a big fan of
the Dad’s Root Beer.
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Nacho Factor: NCS has one of the more interesting approaches
to Nachos I had seen in some time. First off, basic Nachos were $2, which is
hands down the cheapest price of Nachos anywhere. BUT, for an extra 0.50 you
could get could get extra cheese. Throw down a couple more quarters and you could
extra chips! I went with the basic. Good chips, good cheese. Solid price, but
you get slightly smaller proportion then most tracks. If you don’t plan on eating
anything else, get the upgrade for $1 more.
The facility: Looks massive from the highway and it sort of
is. But NCS has a unique set of grand stands. They’re steep, and they’re tall.
If you’re sitting in the back row, you still feel like you’re right on top of
the of the race track. There is also seating on the backstretch and a couple of
tailgating spots. The suites look really cool. Each one has a deck. From the
outside they look more like apartments then suites. Venue appears to be clean
and updated. I like the trees on the backstretch. Bathrooms could use some
work though. But at least the troughs had "privacy" dividers for you shy guys.
The racing: Car counts weren’t amazing, but it was the first
race of the year and it’s their first year under the IMCA banner. The race action
was fine though. Track has long straights and tight corners. It wasn’t one lane
but there wasn’t really ever more than two.
Other notes: Very family friendly atmosphere and there was even
kids activities going on during intermission. Plus you can’t go wrong with the
affordable prices. But no candy toss? Maybe that’s not a tradition there like I’m
used to at my nearby tracks.
