I went to the 2017 edition of the FIA World Endura...

I went to the 2017 edition of the FIA World Endurance Championship Six Hours of Circuit of The Americas (aka Lone Star Le Mans) for the first time (Been a long time fan of endurance racing) on Friday September 15th and Saturday September 16th.

All the track volunteers and staff were very courteous and EXTREMELY helpful when I approached to ask them a question or for assistance, this is one of the reasons that made my race day experience a pleasant one.

I would also like to say the organizers of this event the FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, International governing body of motorsports) & ACO (Automobile Club de l'Ouest, organizers of the World Endurance Championship and the 24 hours of Le Mans), made this event very fan friendly, with the pit lane/grid walk and the autograph session before the grid walk.

Also, the paddock was open throughout the event, so you could walk the paddock during practice, race and qualifying and get to talk to some of the crews who happen to be working out back, this is assuming they are not on the pit crew and have to run off for a pit stop (Which, being a race fan I would understand since they have a job to do).

Free Seating in the premium grandstands (Main, Turn 1 and Turn 15) was well worth it. Turn 1 and Turn 15 are the grandstands to go to for photo ops. The only minor complaint is, both these grandstands are uncovered, so be prepared to drink plenty of water and stay hydrated in the September Austin Heat (I personally didn't last long in the turn 1 and turn 15 grandstands, but I did last long enough to get some photos).
The main grandstand had covered box seating and as the sun went down the rest of the main grandstand became shady.

Last but not least, the race was very affordable 3 days of racing for $79.

All in all my first WEC race was EXTREMELY enjoyable, I definitely will be back for another WEC event in Austin in the very near future.