I just signed up. I want to win the grand prize! Flying Maverick to and from the track would be as much fun as the race! I'd also like to see what their suites at LVMS are like.
I worked the first NASCAR weekend at LVMS...had media credentials, garage passes and infield parking, all on NASCAR, but the best part was, I found out about the races before the casinos, rental car companies and airlines did. I made all of my reservations the same day I heard about the races...reasonable airfare, cheap hotel room rates, and a cheap rental car. The rental car turned out to be the most important reservation. Las Vegas literally ran out of rental cars that weekend! The city could handle large groups of people for specific events on or close to the strip, but they weren't ready for 100.000+ people who needed transportation 10 to 15 miles from the strip and downtown casino hotels. No bus system or shuttle service was available. Moving at a crawl Sunday morning on I-15 a mile from the Speedway exit, there were folks sitting in taxis with the meter running at $80 and counting...then they had to get back to their hotels in a similar exit strategy!
The airlines were more over-booked than normal, and I volunteered to be bumped to a next day flight with a free room + $200 credit for a future flight, and got it. That was funny in that a guy who also wanted to be bumped got upset that they didn't bump him and started yelling at the gate agent! He went on a real rant, saying that GVR gave him a $10,000 line of credit, he lost all of it, and needed a chance to win it back before he went home to explain it to his wife!
I love the South Point! I've hit 10 25 cent VP royals in my lifetime, and 2 of those happened there on two out of three stays!
