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First timer for Washougal, been to the Seattle SX a few times.
Plan on just going to the race on Saturday morning and heading back to Portland Saturday evening.
What is a good time to get the track Saturday? Good idea to bring foldup chairs or just plan on walking a lot and not much sitting?
What is travel time from Portland to ensure I get there in plenty of time for the moto's? And how long will it take to get out back to Portland with the traffic?
Plan on just going to the race on Saturday morning and heading back to Portland Saturday evening.
What is a good time to get the track Saturday? Good idea to bring foldup chairs or just plan on walking a lot and not much sitting?
What is travel time from Portland to ensure I get there in plenty of time for the moto's? And how long will it take to get out back to Portland with the traffic?
The Shop
That spot while you are somewhere else . Reminds me of the parades here. The day before the streets are lined with seats .
Just depends how long of a day you want or can handle...
I always bring some supplies to make some food in the field afterwards and watch everyone cut each other off and nearly kill each other on the way out. People are always in such a damned hurry to get out of the field, and then they sit in traffic for 9 miles anyhow trying to get to HWY14.
On a side note , I don't give a shit if their chair is there or not. If they aint sitting in it and just walk off and leave , that SOB is getting field goal kicked down the hill and I'm taking their spot. haha! They better hope I don't raid their damn cooler and take their damn sammich's!
And no need to boot a chair just find an empty one and park your ass in it. A dozen years ago I got kind of lucky when these hotties asked if they could sit in their chair... climb on!
Pit Row
Actually, the real best bet is to acquire a dual sport and wheelie past all the poor souls stuck in traffic.
But one of the great things about Washougal is that it may be as close as any national track to the old school right up next to it fencing.
And when you consider that it is not a track with wide open sight lines (a fair bit of the track cannot be seen from any one place, as opposed to Hangtown for instance), it is a track that begs to be walked around and checked out from every angle. Put a couple miles in and it will pay off. For the same reasons, I think Washougal is one of the best tracks for spectator over the fence shooting (although it is challenging to get exposure correct given the shadows; I always set exposure manually at Washougal)
Also, head up to the very top in the morning; hopefully they've redone the lip on the kicker up there and it can get to be show time (not so much last year, not quite enough lift.
Love Washougal.
The weather is going to be perfect for the races!!! Enjoy all who are going.
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