Steve,
The hotels are extremely overcrowded for speedweek. They open reservations in January and the rooms are all gone within hours. Inasmuch as they know why they are being flooded with reservations seven months early for only one week, they raise their rates accordingly. WOS is a lot less crowded and you have an excellent chance of walking up to the front desk and getting a room. Most motels don't have on site restaurants. The casinos all have coffee shops, buffets, and restaurants. The best buffetin Wendover, in my opinion, is at the Rainbow. There are shuttle buses that drive up and down Wendover Blvd and will take you to any of the casinos. Most of the town can be walked though as it is pretty small. You might want to plan about $150 a day for the first few days as there are several vendors and racers that have T-shirts, hats, posters, pictures, etc, etc. If you want event T-shirts, make that a priority when you get there. They sell out quickly. Don't forget to get a shirt from Rick Gold at the ERC racing fuels truck. Red Flame caters the events and has something for eveyone. Monster energy sponsors Speedweek and hands out can of their product. They also had a lounge with couches and shade this year. You might want to consider bringing a bike to ride in the pits. They are L O N G and you will thank yourself 100 times over to have a set of wheels to cruise on. Hope this helps
