Even with a friend I find it hard to justify that type of pricing. Last year I got the whole weekend at the campground for less than what you guys just paid for Saturday. I think it was Super 6 had a great special last year. It sucks being far away from everyone, but $600+ for a hotel for the weekend (which honestly we are never in the rooms but a few hours of sleeping) is simply insane. I stayed at a fancy hotel in Florida for the performance racing industry show, and it was way cheaper than what they try to charge us for the shootout.

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I am also trying to convince some customers to come down this year for the GTR part of the shootout. This may also influence where I stay. Mainly because I want to ride around in GTR the whole time and seem important.

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