Trish, don't know where you live and what you have seen as far as racing goes, BUT if you do not see a CHAMP race, you are doing yourself an unjustice. The drivers are different, the mechanics are different, as obvious the CARS are. I live in CANTON, OHIO smack dab in the middle of a crap load of race tracks, 6 hours to a lot of tracks, the MILE is GREAT, cleveland is SPECTACULAR, but the point moreover is to make sure you see an oval race and a road course. You will not get a feel for the cars performance unless you can see both of them. You mentioned Montreal, another GREAT race to see for sure.