Washougal Nationals 2023 Questions, 1st time going!

1.Yea.

2.Takes CC

3.No dust....if you don't have 'shoug feet' by Saturday afternoon,we'll disowne you.

4.Friday fine,Saturday-Yr fucked.
There's a back road 💭...

Welcome to Washington 🍻 

Shoug feet LOL so true you gotta get some shakers lemonade and a bite of the Asian food there it is all time wish I could make it this season went last in 2016 it was all time great beautiful track to watch these guys make a tough technical track look WFO washougal was always frustrating to ride for me but great to watch me and my  2001 cr250 at the time had a hard time but was still a great experience your best bet for watching will be between the big single jump and the S turn best spot in the house you can see the hill the road jump the s turn and the whoops all from that spot wish they still had the chuck sun jump tho what a shame I got to meet chuck there in 2013 chatted for a few minutes with him and Josh grant too cool enjoy and welcome to motocross brother don’t forget to stop at the shack in cascade locks for ice cream and big Jim’s drive in in the dalles on the way out if you head that direction ride on brother cell service is surprisingly decent the years I went 

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If you are in a position to ride a motorcycle in then it's not too bad getting in and out.  In a car it's a multi-hour experience.   

Washougal is awesome.  We always have our chairs set up on the hill in between horsepower hill and the big downhill before the s-turn.  I do a lot of walking throughout the day - probably the best way to really see everything. 

Washougal rules...

Get an elephant ear and shishkabob, walk into the infield beer tent on the side of the wall jump in some shade and have yourself a day. Don’t rush to get out, hang at the car for awhile then leave. The line to get in last year was ridiculous for some reason so maybe get there early?

Enjoy, great track for spectating. 

I went there once and really liked it. Venture up the hill and way over west, toward the end of the lap... you can usually grab a great, shady spot in the trees. Can't see the whole track, but you can get a different perspective. 

If you’re in the area hit up PIR Thursday night. Great people watching and the pro class is always a good race 

I've been once and I thought it was an amazing place. Make sure between "timedqualifyingpractice" and the motos you walk around the whole layout. There are many many cool places to stand for a lap or two and take in the place and the action.

Getting in is easy. Def not 90 mins.
 

 Getting out can be slow, depends where you park. 90 mins is worst worst case, but could be possible. Wait until later then leave, won’t be as bad. 
 

Asian food on other side of finish line(woods side) is rad. 
 

make sure you wander to the top corner where the step up / table top is (upper left side of track by powerline) for 250/450 a group practice.  Big whips are likely from some guys.  kenny was the best, but he isn’t there  

Make sure you get a Washougal 2023 pin from Ryan Huffman or someone in the vip tent.  It’s a nice Trinket and ralph huffman started doing them years ago.

couple of cool restaurants / breweries on the water  right there in town as well  

How early does traffic start backing up on Saturday morning?

So stoked to be back in my old hood this week for the races etc, Shougal is the best!

i thought washougal was by far the worst national for spectating. couldn't see hardly anything with peoples heads and trees. 

I would say traffic starts really backing up at 7:00. We used to drive in same day, but now camp at the track. My advice is to get a real early start, When the gates open it is a steady stream of vehicles right at 6:00.

I go early and hang out at the track for a good long while after the races, I would rather be at the track than wait in the vehicle in a long line of traffic inching along.

To your backroad comment..  It has been a while since I have been there for a national.  I swear the dirt road the track is on, had an "east" entrance (everyone is coming in from the west).  Is that what you are talking about?  Any more info on that 2023 style?

Side note, The Deegans were on my flight from Atlanta into Portland, cool to see them, nice guys.

 This was my first Washougal National, around 1977. 
Depicted here please find the Official Ms. Washougal Contest. These post-race classics ran until around 1982, things got a little out of hand and the contest has been cancelled to date. 
 

My standard as a 30 year spectator is to arrive around 8am no later. 
Another tip is to get near the exit gate for the final 450 moto. When the checkers fly start heading to your car and you’ll beat a ton of traffic out of there. Good luck and have a great time.