The Blogz, The Mythz, The Legendz

It all started in late April, 2005. I (slyght) was working in the oppressive heat and humidity of southeast India, and the going was slow. When work was like this, I'd try to hide in the A/C and catch up on the news and some of my favorite blogs. I'd been in India 3 months and there was no end in sight. I was away from friends and family, and I wanted them to be as miserable as I was... er, I mean, I wanted them to see the strange and funny things I was experiencing there, so I decided to start a blog to keep them up to date... and nomadic tendencies, or NT for short, was born. It went well, people commented, I became addicted to getting traffic, and my high school buddies now had a way to keep in touch.

Eight months later to the date, The B-Town Boyz blog was born. The idea behind the BTBz blog is long and varied, reaching further back, even, than NT. Since we are from Bellaire, OH, the term "B-Town" seems to have evolved into our vocabulary, and the "boyz" part seems to have come from our significant others who collectively called us "the boys". Around mid-'04, several of the BTBz made a trip from Columbus, OH (C-bus) to Myrtle Beach. They threw around the idea of making a pseudo-PTI (Pardon the Interruption) webpage to discuss sports, more than likely in a drunken fashion (hence the working title of "Please Excuse The Intoxication" (PETI). The idea never really materialized further, but was modified into a blog that was authored by our close knit group of friends who share a lot of things in common and know just about everything about each other.

Last year at the fall race in 06, the BTBz helped to promote NT by mostly-drunkenly distributing NT business cards to anyone who would take them willingly or otherwise (btw, sorry if you found them in some really strange places.) That sparked the idea to create a NT/BTB promo card to hand out at future events. Chump came up with the idea to not only create a NT/BTB business card, but to also create a separate blog devoted specifically to our Bristol week adventures.

That led to The Bristol Experience. We (most of the BTBz) go to both the spring and fall race (I make it when I'm available which is MOST of the time), and camp, drink, party, and have a great time the whole week leading up to the race. This blog was created so you could share in our stories, and we could share in yours. We hope you join us and as we all enjoy the perpetual 1/2 mile ride.

Who We Are and What We're About

We are an easy-going, fun-loving, beer-drinking, red-blooded group of die-hard NASCAR fans from Ohio. We're mostly "city-boys" now, living around the Columbus area, but we all come from working-class, small-town America. We (Chumpassfool, Slyght, T, and J-HO of the BTownBoyz) all graduated from Bellaire High School in 1996, and have stayed great friends and racing buddies ever since.

We've been attending races since 1997 at tracks mostly around the eastern U.S... Darlington, Rockingham, Charlotte, Richmond, Michigan, and of course, BRISTOL, the grand-daddy of all short tracks!!! And now, twice a year we load up the old 24-foot 1975 Coachman (which is older than any of us) behind the Chevy van en-route to one of the two-best weeks of the year. We stake our claim early in the week and set up camp, crack open our beer, and settle in to what is sure to be another fun-filled, adventuresome Bristol experience. And let me assure you, we've never run out of our fair share of Bristol experiences!

I could go on and on about the great times with good friends that we share EVERY time we leave the world behind for our bi-annual pilgrimage to Tennessee's racing mecca. We've got countless stories and misadventures to share with similar good people. That's why we've created this blog. We love Bristol so much that we want to share our good times and Bristol experiences with everybody. And we want everybody to share their good times and Bristol experiences with us. We've created a forum so that all Bristol race fans can come and share their good times with everybody.

We invite you, each and every one who visits this site, to join in with us and share your unusual, crazy, or funny Bristol experiences with us. Please, feel welcome to send us your stories and pictures so that we all can share in the good times year round.

Send Us Your Bristol Stories and Pics

This site was created so that all Bristol Race fans can share their experiences. This site will not succeed without YOU! That's why we need you to send us your Bristol stories and pictures.

For now, there is only one way for you to submit your stories and pictures. To submit a story or picture to us, simply e-mail it to our site at thebristolexperience@yahoo.com. One of our authors will review your story and/or picture(s) then upload it to this site. You will then receive e-mail notification that the story and/or picture(s) have been received and added to the site with a link to your specific post. Depending on the response and number of submissions we receive, please allow up to two weeks for confirmation. (This is simply a rough estimate. The amount of submissions following a race weekend will directly affect the amount of time in which we can reply to your e-mail.)

When submitting a story, please be sure to adhere to our Terms and Conditions. Stories may be as lengthy or short as you want, but keep in mind that TBE Authors reserve the right to edit all stories for length and/or appropriate content.

When submitting a picture, please be sure to explain the picture. Let us know what is going on or why the picture is significant to you. Again, TBE Authors reserve the right to edit all pictures for size and content.

As with any submission, be sure to include your name (alias or screenname if you prefer) and where you're from. With pictures, include all parties involved if applicable. Be sure to let us know if you wish to remain anonymous.

Please do not send us any copyrighted material. We will not post any story or picture that does not belong to you.

IMPORTANT: By submitting any story or picture to The Bristol Experience, you agree to let us post and/or use the story or picture on The Bristol Experience and/or for any promotional uses for The Bristol Experience. We do not wish to obtain ownership over your stories or pictures, but we will freely use the material as we see reasonably fit.