I live in Seattle yet always find myself flying down to Phoenix for this race. My first time was in 1999 and have been to 5 races there. I've been to tracks bigger and smaller than PIR but this track offers the best of everything a race fan could want. Good weather, you can see the whole track from your seat, off track activities and local sheriffs always do a great job moving traffic. Last time we went was November 2012 (famous Gordon vs bowyer brawl) and it took us one hour to drive from our parking spot to Scottsdale. Traffic was not a problem at all. I will choose this track over the other west coast tracks like Vegas or Autoclub