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Car related things to do around Omaha?

Discussion in 'Midwest - USA (NE, KS, OK, MO, AR)' started by masterflex164, Mar 1, 2010.

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  1. masterflex164

    masterflex164 Formula Junior

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    I'll be coming to Omaha the 3rd week of April for the National Academic Decathlon Championships (I'm a senior) and according to the coach, we will have lots of downtime. I was looking up dealers in the area and the best I could come up with in the city, was Audi/POrsche/VW. Is there anything else to do there?
     
  2. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    you could go check out Warren Buffet's Caddy :)

    there is a Sprint/Indycar museum somewhere in Nebraska, but it might be in Lincoln. anyone know what I'm referring to?
     
  3. Dodici Cilindri

    Dodici Cilindri Formula Junior

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    Smith Collection, Lincoln, part of Speedway Motors.
     
  4. Whisky

    Whisky Three Time F1 World Champ
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    #4 Whisky, Mar 2, 2010
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    Yeah, I've been there, it's pretty good.
    Lots of car stuff, and lots of nostalgia stuff, you might stand on the stairway that is covered with a few thousand lunch pails from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's saying 'I had THAT one!' (but only if you are about 50 yrs old), one room is full of kid's pedal cars for 50-60 years ago, another room is full of motors, and there are cars all over the place.

    http://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/index.shtml


    Aside from that, not much to do here in Nebraska, car-wise.

    Nothing in Omaha car-wise, really, and definitely nothing as far as exotics go.

    Where are you staying? (If you know)
     
  5. masterflex164

    masterflex164 Formula Junior

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    Staying at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Downtown Omaha, I guess. Seems like a decent place online
     
  6. ryan311

    ryan311 Formula Junior

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    You could always stop by Woodhouse in Blair (20miles North of Omaha) and go through the "viper pit", i'm sure they'd take you through it if you asked. Not exotic cars, but a whole lot of Viper SRT-10 and ACR's. If you want exotic, I don't think you'll see to much out driving around until they fix our crappy pot hole filled roads.
     
  7. Whisky

    Whisky Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Holiday Inn Convention Center is not in downtown Omaha, it's about 5 miles west and 3 miles south of downtown at 72nd and Grover.
    There is basically nothing (retail) around the HICC except a gas station, a Burger King, and a Perkins restaurant within walking distance, and that's it, anything else and you need a car.

    HICC is where most of the college baseball teams stay for the college world series, but that is in June.
     

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