Yes. Good views on top the main building, but there's quite a few places you can drive around and stop to spectate. Can also go through the museum to go on the bridge over the track too.
Barber is an absolutely beautiful Motorsports Park, in most every way. The only issues I have is that other than on the roof of the timing/scoring/press building, which can only be accessed from the pits, there are very few places where you can see more than a couple of corners. To preserve the 'Park' beauty, the fewest number of trees have been removed, thus blocking views of much of the track from the several hillside spectator areas. The other issue it the reliance of portable bathrooms for spectators. the only decent bathrooms are in the pits/timing/scoring/press building, and the Museum, when it's open, and you have paid for admission.
I disagree. I've been going there for the Vintage Festival for over ten years and last October was the first time I haven't raced. I took the opportunity to walk around the track and from the exit of the chicane on the back straight you can see from the exit of Museum Turn through the chicane and all the way along said straight until they drop away into the left hander. You catch a quick glimpse as the riders crest the hill then you see them coming into the last corner all the way to Turn 1, they then appear on the drop down to Charlotte's Web and can be seen for a good stretch towards the Museum Corner. I was surprised at how much I could see, it's not as spectator friendly as Talladega (but where is) but I would definitely say that it's no where near the worst track I've ever watched a race at.
The road around the track requires a licensed vehicle, no pit bikes. Unless the rule changed which I doubt.
That surprises me - the few times I’ve been, it seemed there were pit bikes and scooters all over that road.
Don't forget that during race meetings they run a shuttle around the perimeter of the track allowing a pretty easy tour of the viewing locations. It is a beautiful place, and certainly one of the best tracks I've visited (as a spectator and track day rider). As previously mentioned motorsports "park" takes on a new meaning at Barber. Did I mention that they have a motorcycle museum on site? I was lucky to see a few corners of the track when I was *on* the track! This was a new experience for an old racer from Florida! Get a chair and other gear that is small enough to carry around and you should have a good time. You are allowed to put up canopies above a chalked "line" higher up on the hills. Many do that at their favorite corner and take "expeditions" to the other turns. We got some chairs that are designed for sitting on a hill and they were ideal.
I was there for the last AMA round. You can move pretty freely around the entire track. There were also shuttles to get from one side to the other. We watched multiple races from a bunch of different spots, even watched one from the paddock area at a balcony near the start/finish straight. Best view was the hillside at the back straight, just bring a blanket and you can lay down on the hill.
At the last two Oct. Vintage Festivals, they were focused on enforcing the helmet rule, but any type of helmet, including bicycle helmets, were allowed. 3 of the four bikes I brought had a plate on them, and no one said anything about the CB125 without a plate. Plenty of off-road bike were being ridden around the loop road, throughout the weekend. It's certainly a beautiful place to go see a race, without a doubt! Add the museum to your experience, and it's the gold standard. I guess I'm just nit-picking about the details.
Thanks for the info was debating about riding and camping there or Road America (been there before and love the access to the track for viewing)
Have you ever been to the museum? I’m presuming not, go to Barber and allow part of a day or full day to check it out, very cool.
I've been going to Barber for years, admittedly as a rider but I "found" turn 2 hill (or amphitheater as I see it) this past year helping out as a spectator. I think it's absolutely the perfect spot.
The dip before the final two corners is pretty good too, you can watch them come over the rise into the right hander at the bottom and then into the final right hander. If you move along a little further, you miss the rise bit can see the other two corners plus the last turn.