The Augustines, meanwhile, opened a couple of bottles of wine near the faded Augustine Racing Team sign on their boat trailer, and toasted each other on a day that was, if not victorious, at least a whole lot of fun. And they began planning for the next one. Drive east on Route 158 to Camden's only traffic light. Turn left onto Route 343 for about 2.5 miles, and left again onto Shipyard Landing Road, which quickly turns to gravel and leads straight to the pits. This year's Camden, N.C., races on the Pasquotank River are April 21-22.
Camping is free along the riverside during the event.
Camden and Elizabeth City are just south of the Great Dismal Swamp, near the North Carolina-Virginia border. Drive east on Route 158 to Camden's only traffic light. Turn left onto Route 343 for about 2.5 miles, and left again onto Shipyard Landing Road, which quickly turns to gravel and leads straight to the pits. This year's Camden, N.C., races on the Pasquotank River are April 21-22. Camping is free along the riverside during the event.