[javadog]

Pack light, buy food and water at the track, get there early and spend most of the morning looking at the cars in the pits. Take 1 million pictures, because you will be able to get really, really good access to most of them.

I prefer to spectate from the inside of the track; you can get pretty close to the cars between turns three and four, and between turns four and five. There is one spot on the outside of the track near the braking point for turn five that you can get really really close, but it's too hard to describe where it is. It's also interesting to see them crest the hill in turn one, or watch them go through turn nine. I suppose if you haven't seen the corkscrew you ought to see it once, but that's not where I'd spend much time.

You will walk farther than you ever thought you would. Great shoes and socks are a must. It can be really chilly there and also stinking hot, all on the same day.

By programs and posters on the way out of the track on the first day. I would buy multiple copies of the poster. There will also be vendors there, I'm sure you'll be able to find interesting stuff to buy. If you buy early in the day, you'll regret it, so consider that ...