New Hampshire Motor Speedway

I give 5 stars to this place for all the improvements NHMS has made over the years.
However, their in track restaurant deserves one star. And so I subtract a star from over all.
I expect to pay $ 11 for a burger and a drink (non alcoholic). Or add $ 5 for fries. What I don’t expect is to get a pre-​cooked frozen burger that has been sitting in a warmer for an hour and a pile of under cooked frozen garbage fries.
I have seen better food at McDonald’s. They might as well just open a fast food place in the track instead. You can get better food out in the grandstands. I have had better school lunches. Heck, I volunteer at a homeless kitchen and serve better food.
NHMS should feel ashamed of allowing this place to continue. Most tracks are known for having a restaurant that serves really good local food. Good enough everyone wants to eat there. Not at NHMS.

if you’re a fan you will love it, without a doubt. I would recommend getting pit passes as they were well worth the money. the food was a bit pricey but that is to be expected at big sports venues. we stayed after the race and saw some drivers leaving the track. great time!

I have never been to a race before the experience was great until we tried to get out we were parked in s11 took the blue tram who told us to take yellow next when yellow showed up the chubby brunette would not let us board because they where done for the night! this was at 4:15 the race was not even over yet! I work as a bartender and prep person this woman should be fired on the spot ! people around me felt the same way said I should have hit her with a cooler! would never do that just saying most of ur staff was nice get rid of her!!!

If you like drag racing or car parts being sold or Mopar Day than this is a great place to come. I got dragged here with my boyfriend (now ex). Guess I didn’t like the track as much as he wanted me to.

Very organized motorsports venue! I came away from here with much more appreciation for NASCAR racing. Ordinarily I skip right past NASCAR races on television and look for something more along the lines of F1 or WRC but being there in person is an entirely different ball game.
With the sheer number of people in attendance, I was worried that there would be long waits but not at New Hampshire Motor Speedway! They are able to accommodate a crowd without many problems or hold ups!

My boyfriend and I came here on July 13^th for our first NASCAR sprint cup race. What an experience! The place is huge and there are people and campers everywhere! The seating is great (we had awesome seats) we were right at the starting line (and saw the whole line of pit stops). The track was a good size and we were able to see the cars at all times from our seats. Only complaint I have is we parked in the first parking lot right when you pull off the main road (so that way when the race was over we would not have to sit in hours of traffic) and we were able to catch a tran ride in (but had to walk a decent distance to get on it) on our way out those trans were no where to be found: /​after a longgggg day of being in the sun and walking around and up and down the bleachers the last thing you wanna do is walk almost 2 miles to get back to your car. None the less is was a great day, but VERY tiring!

I’ts been a log time since I’ve been there, but I went again for the last NASCAR race and loved it. We got tickets from a friend who couldn’t go, so we took his seats. They were perfectly located.
I love this track. The atmosphere is good for the most part, though while we were there, a lot of drama ensued around us. I wish there was a way to regulate the drinking a little more. I know people should be able to drink and have fun, but when you have a woman pass out near you on the seats and collapse, or a guy who can’t even stand straight crash into you and cause trouble, well…
But other than that, it’s a good track. I love that you can bring your own drinks and food. It saved us money, though we did of course buy some stuff while we were there.

We just left the speedway after the camping world RV sales 301, Stan was a life saver! We got lost after the race and Stan (the man who drove the red gold cart) drove us right to our vehicle. It’s customer service like that I wish would happen more often.
THANK YOU STAN !!!

This was my first race at Loudon, as my home track is Dover & Pocono. First, I got a great deal for my tickets just by calling & inquiring if they had any deals. I ended up getting 4 tickets for the price that I would have paid for 1 had I ordered them through their website. So, definitely call for your tickets.
They have free parking. It’s also quite a hike to the actual track. They do have tram services for people who want to use it.
I found it odd that the souvenir haulers were inside the gates. I have been to 5 other tracks & never seen that before.
We sat in turn 4 about midway up. We could see the whole track.
Traffic was not that bad leaving the track. I have experienced a lot worse at other tracks.
Overall, I had a good experience at New Hampshire. Then again, any day at the race track is a great one!

Update: I went again, and I’m going again!
Joe at the box office hooked my group up and it’s not just him. NHMS runs excellent deals if you just call the office. Do NOT order your tickets through Ticketmaster. The one fee I had to pay was $ 7 and I understood that because I was basically paying the person I was calling.
Listen, I’m not a camper. We have place to the north, so on race day I can take a traffic-​less road down to the track, pull into a lot, and tailgate my ass off (or cut myself on the disposable grill, have the charcoals die on me right away, drop steak on the ground, and half-​cook hash browns– whatever, tailgating!). Direction into the lots was fine and it was really easy to find the track (look for it– it’s literally above all the trees).
Port-​a-​potties were clean and we were in lot S6– not sure what that means for campers! It was a fun lot and our neighbors were very helpful. Not a lot of trash cans around but oh well! The drive out of the track took literally 5 minutes so we got lucky!
There were plenty of places to get scanners and the walk to our seats wasn’t too crazy– maybe 10 minutes to the track and another 5 to our seats. The one big downside to this track is you can’t race at night, so it was hotter than blazes outside and the bleachers reflecting everything doesn’t help.
I know, blah blah blah, you can’t pass here, whatever, but there was a fair amount of passing during our race and it sounds like the new Goodyears these drivers are slappin’ on will help. I was entertained and the place looked packed to the gills!
For a lady, the restrooms were fine and underneath the stands was a fine reprieve from all the heat. A very fun day was had by all and we were exhausted by the checkered flag. Again, this might be different from a camper’s experience.
I got a letter in the mail and a picture of the winner a few weeks later. Nice touch, NHMS! They wrote about the race and ALSO know that fans are hankerin’ for a night race. Everyone in the area seems to be ok with it. We’ll see!

Nice track, we sat in the 4^th row near turn 1 in the grandstand. You can see the whole track to a point. If I was to go there again. I would sit row 10 or higher anywhere it would be great. If I parked in the lots again I would bring an ice chest with food and drink to hang out at least 1.5 hours after the race. The traffic sucks getting out or in. Oh and by the way if you are going to bring a child please be sure to bring «Child earplugs». Not like the effing jackasses that sat in front of me with a 2 yr old holding his hand over his ear’s. But the parents had plenty of money for beer and cigarettes. You Donkey’s…

I have to write a review about the track alone and not the race experience. I have only been to Charlotte speedway in the past so it is the only other track I can compare it to. Compared to charlotte it is not a very well ran and organized track. Be prepared to walk a lot at this track. All of the parking is in one side of the track and can be pretty far from the entrance at points. The event security nor track employees could tell me where the credentials office was (ended up being at the main gate). I was told it was in three different locations before I was able to stumble on the actual location. There also was not a great amount of options for food, drinks, or ice. As far as the race experience… it was great!

This review is for the NH Motor Speedway Ferrari Agility experience at the Motorsport Lab.
Do not spend the $$. I got this as a gift and they used a Groupon, so, it cost $ 100. But, the straight up cost is $ 549. It’s not worth either price.
The course is a bunch of cones scattered about in a parking lot. It’s really difficult to tell where the «route/​course» is while you’re driving. So, instead of enjoying driving a ferrari I was concentrating on staying on-​course, which was nearly impossible. Meanwhile the «instructor» was yelling directions like «hard right» «hard left», oh you just hit a wall (actually, I didn’t we’re in an open parking lot). I didn’t get the car up over 25mph.
The check-​in for this «experience» was in the women’s bathroom and the «training» was in the men’s bathroom — classy.
They also boldy encourage, or more like require, gratuity/​tip and even do the math for you based on the original $ 549 price tag starting at 18% and going up. I found this in really bad taste. If they’re worried about their driving instructors pay, they should pay them more. They obviously don’t know what tip/​gratuity means.
The driving experience consists of 4 laps, 1 the instructor drives with you as a passenger and 3 that you drive. Also, they were about an hour behind that day.
Honestly, it was really cool to sit in and drive a ferrari, but, this experience could really be improved by a larger course, clearer markers marking the course so you could actually enjoy driving and get it up above 25mph, it should be a longer experience and definitely a hell of a lot cheaper. The driving instructors were nice and knowledgeable, but, really frowned upon giving the car any gas even in the 1 short straight-​away where you could’ve got some speed.
Also, they only post the positive reviews on their website and I have no idea who out there could rate this experience positively… unless it was something entirely different.

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Went here for NASCAR race last weekend. Nice venue. Kind of tough to get to in that you have to travel about 12 miles off the highway down this little 2 lane road. They open up the lanes so that outgoing traffic just has the shoulder, but it is still challenging. You can bring coolers of booze and food inside. Just no glass. Good deal there.
The best tip for this place is to not get conned into paying for parking. The locals offer parking for a fee and then free shuttle. Dont be fooled people. Parking is free at the track and the shuttle gets stuck in the same traffic leaving as you would if you were in your car.
Overall, it was a nice track. It was a hot day and they had plenty of sprinklers to cool off in. Tailgate area is large and offers options for all. It is a short track, so you have a good opportunity to see much of the track. I sat in turn 3 and 4. Nice views of some wrecks and you could still see the finish line. Friendly rednecks at the race made it fun.

Lets just say that you really get an assortment of different kinds of people when you go to a NASCAR race, usually most under the influence of something I like to call the Devils poison… AKA alcohol. It’s usually a fun time though. The most recent race I went to, we did some tailgating before the event. They have very large dirt areas for parking, which allows for space for the tailgating.
Also, do not pay the money outside the gate for parking if this is your first time coming to the event. The parking on race day is free at the track. Anyway, there is nothing like drinking and grilling at 10 AM. I would prefer orange juice more than alcohol, but hey sometimes people like to put beer in their cheerios. The tailgating was pretty relaxing overall.
There are a lot of things to do right outside the track. Be prepared for a long walk from the parking lots though. Also, don’t forget the wallet because the souvenirs are expensive. The food is also ridiculously overpriced. The catch is that you get to bring in your own coolers to the track. This is pretty sweet. Pack it heavy with stuff because you don’t want to be running to the car to get more or paying the money for their overpriced goods. There is also a size requirement, so make sure to look it up.
No matter what corner or straight away you sit on, if you are up high enough, you can see the whole track. I recommend sitting above row 15 anywhere. This place has really tight seating. Be prepared, with over 100,000 people, it might get a little squishy.
Also, for all of the pale people, talking from experience, bring sunscreen no matter what you think the weather will be like. That is my only warning. If you fail to listen, you will end up covered in Aloe like I am right now. Overall, this place is a good time and you will usually get a laugh out of seeing how some of those interesting people act with some liquor in them. Enjoy the race.

Oh, I miss this track. The earbusting loudness and clouds of burning rubber. Bliss. I haven’t been there since open wheel racing was nixed. Sadly, the NASCAR culture and I do not blend well. My husband usually still goes though. And yes, I’m bitter that they sell out two races a year.
But, oh, the memories of Nigel Mansell executing a pass, and the sheer voyeuristic pleasure of watching Emerson Fittipaldi, Mario and Michael Andretti through my binoculars… sigh. My fab four.
A really comfortable track with adequate restroom facilities. Only other negative aside from there being no CART events is the time they confiscated my favorite umbrella at the entrance to the stands after I’d walked the mile or more from the parking area the day torrential downpours were predicted.