Food at COTA next week
05-02-2013, 04:32 PM
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05-02-2013, 04:37 PM
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05-02-2013, 05:27 PM
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I've gone right past the gate people with cups of coffee in the car. No grief at all. We snuck in a whole case of water on the SCCA day, lulz. I'm sure you could smuggle in a sandwich and/or a cooler if you're headed in for the PCA thing.
Eh, the food's all right, and a little pricey but that's expected. Standard Sodexho? fare.
Meches Tacos (trailer; hablan un poquito ingles) and La Tapatia (house; hablan pretty good English) nearby on 812 are goodness, plus if Wild Bubba's (wild game hamburgers) is open = also nom.
The grassy ground next to Meches' trailer isn't even, though. I popped the front bumper of the Lancer loose hitting a hidden ditch trying to drive across the shoulder there--derp. Hooray plastic and zip ties! So, uh, stay on the gravel.
The employees are COTA are super nice.
The food at COTA is ...... I don't know, I didn't buy anything but look good and was priced as you would expect. We went out to Subway.
All the corner workers go to the taco place behind the gas station. Ask them, they'll tell you where it is. It was excellent.
The food at COTA is ...... I don't know, I didn't buy anything but look good and was priced as you would expect. We went out to Subway.
All the corner workers go to the taco place behind the gas station. Ask them, they'll tell you where it is. It was excellent.
Meches Tacos (trailer; hablan un poquito ingles) and La Tapatia (house; hablan pretty good English) nearby on 812 are goodness, plus if Wild Bubba's (wild game hamburgers) is open = also nom.
The grassy ground next to Meches' trailer isn't even, though. I popped the front bumper of the Lancer loose hitting a hidden ditch trying to drive across the shoulder there--derp. Hooray plastic and zip ties! So, uh, stay on the gravel.
05-02-2013, 06:13 PM
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Now THAT is a restaurant review!
05-02-2013, 08:30 PM
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05-02-2013, 08:39 PM
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What, as a paying guest, you don't like being asked repeatedly not to pee on the carpet? 
ZSA got it right. Post the rules once, and be done with it.
I'm feeling it too, and yet it's still quite worth it. I haven't been this excited about a track event in quite some time.
-Mike
ZSA got it right. Post the rules once, and be done with it.I'm feeling it too, and yet it's still quite worth it. I haven't been this excited about a track event in quite some time.
-Mike
I will bring in water bottles that I fill at home. I will bring in food & snacks. And they won't care. As Tony says, the food is a crappy as you'd expect at any other big sports venue. And priced accordingly.
Sorry, was not snapping at you. I guess I am really put off by the incredible arrogance in these latest emails. It's one thing to encourage us to patronize the track's vendors. It's another to demand it as if the track is entitled to extracting $4/bottle from us for water. Yep, they charge $4/bottle.
Sorry, was not snapping at you. I guess I am really put off by the incredible arrogance in these latest emails. It's one thing to encourage us to patronize the track's vendors. It's another to demand it as if the track is entitled to extracting $4/bottle from us for water. Yep, they charge $4/bottle.
VR - go get a back rub and a waxing. You are almost to 30,000
05-02-2013, 09:33 PM
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Another vote to the little taco trailer to the left of Wild Bubba's.
05-02-2013, 10:05 PM
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COTA has the absolute BEST primary gate Woman! Her name is Patti if I remember correctly. She'll do a little welcome dance for you! That's how nice the staff at COTA is. I wish I could get that welcome everywhere. within a short distance is a variety of food and beverages. I would definitely bring as much as you need on a daily basis. Good Luck and Have fun, that's why you're going!
05-02-2013, 10:05 PM
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In March in the main paddock there were outdoor two shacks and a indoor semi buffet with small eating area. All were decent. One guy has a pretty good elk chilli and bufflo hotdogs, the other standard stuff like breakfast burritos, and the buffet had typical stuff in hot trays, fruit, yogurt in cold bins, to order pasta, sandwiches and burgers. Others mentioned just outside of COTA the all game meats place and there is a texmex place near the wild game place too which is good.
05-02-2013, 10:44 PM
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05-03-2013, 11:29 AM
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05-03-2013, 11:43 AM
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Sorry, was not snapping at you. I guess I am really put off by the incredible arrogance in these latest emails. It's one thing to encourage us to patronize the track's vendors. It's another to demand it as if the track is entitled to extracting $4/bottle from us for water. Yep, they charge $4/bottle.
Keep in mind that some people are out to perpetuate attitude of superiority. I was recently invited to an event at CotA with another sport car manufacturer's track day (intentionally leaving the name aside). Their representative informed me that their track days featured only "inspected" cars (what HDPE doesn't require a tech?), and that their customers didn't want to be on the track with events where "200 other cars show up". The best part was that after this little speech, I went out on the track (as a passenger) in an intermediate group and was privy to some of the worst driving I had ever seen at an HDPE. None of the drivers that we were following would have made it out of green at a PCA event in a local region.
05-03-2013, 11:49 AM
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I know for a fact that the the meat of these emails comes directly from COTA, not from PCA.
05-03-2013, 11:55 AM
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I find the attitude as off-putting as you, VR, but I'm afraid it might not change any time soon.
Keep in mind that some people are out to perpetuate attitude of superiority. I was recently invited to an event at CotA with another sport car manufacturer's track day (intentionally leaving the name aside). Their representative informed me that their track days featured only "inspected" cars (what HDPE doesn't require a tech?), and that their customers didn't want to be on the track with events where "200 other cars show up". The best part was that after this little speech, I went out on the track (as a passenger) in an intermediate group and was privy to some of the worst driving I had ever seen at an HDPE. None of the drivers that we were following would have made it out of green at a PCA event in a local region.
Keep in mind that some people are out to perpetuate attitude of superiority. I was recently invited to an event at CotA with another sport car manufacturer's track day (intentionally leaving the name aside). Their representative informed me that their track days featured only "inspected" cars (what HDPE doesn't require a tech?), and that their customers didn't want to be on the track with events where "200 other cars show up". The best part was that after this little speech, I went out on the track (as a passenger) in an intermediate group and was privy to some of the worst driving I had ever seen at an HDPE. None of the drivers that we were following would have made it out of green at a PCA event in a local region.
Given the choice, I would take drivers that know what they are doing and inspections on the honor system before incompetents with super dooper inspected cars.
I'm still quite impressed with how PCA throws a very fun event that still manages to have safety as it's primary theme. They throw top notch events and I wouldn't be the driver I am today without their instruction.
-Mike