Saturday we rode to White Mountain Motor Sports to watch a friend of the Wonderful Spouse race his stock car; an expensive past time, not his regular job. Since I was on the back of WS's bike (saves gas and we would be returning at night - I don't drive at night), I had time to look at the clouds. I thought this one looked like a camel.
The sports complex is nestled at the base of the white mountains, close to Lincoln. It is a small venue with a track that is probably 1/4 mile long.
There was a great view of the mountains from the pit stands (where we were), including the car we were there to watch (#21).
Hey, I know that dude near the upraised hood!
We were there to watch Oren and his purple 21 car, but that didn't mean we couldn't enjoy the other races like the minis.
All pictures are taken during practice or qualifying as the main events were held after dark. We did get to attend the driver's meeting before the main events though. I don't imagine that NASCAR driver's meetings are quite this informal, but this is the (very) small time, so it was very loose.
WS is there - just in front of the guy in the black shirt in the center of the picture.
We had a great time, got to see some great racing, and even got to see and 11.5 year old kid get 3rd in the truck racing (a 14-15 yar old got 1st, a young lady got 2nd). The venue, although small, is very fan friendly and prices at the food stands much more reasonable than other places - which we appreciated since we were there from 3 until about 9.
We told Oren that we will definitely have to come back next year!
How were the temperatures? From the long pants I'm guessing they were reasonable. I'm happy for all who attended that the races weren't in Kansas. We had 104 Sat, 107 Sun, and 106 Mon. (I'd like some Gouda with that whine, please - lol.)
Posted by: Cop Car | September 04, 2012 at 08:52 AM
Long pants mean nothing - most of those guys are in their fire suits because there is very little time between races (Qualifying, practice and event) to get set up for the next. So there is no time to take off and put on fire suits - they just peal the top part down to around their waists. Also, anyone working on engines, or tire mainenance, was wearing long pants for safety purposes too.
However, it was in the low 70's - actually when the picture of the driver's meeting was taken, the sun was going down so it was in the 60's. It was in the 50's riding home.
You must remember, around here, 90's is a heat wave. We had a whole lot of 90's (and a couple of 100's) during the summer - a lot more than usual.
You guys out in the midwest ought to be used to it by now. You should feel sorry for WS and me, coming from the land of 70's and 80's and going to the land of 105 when we went to Indiana - a major shock to the system!
Posted by: bogie | September 04, 2012 at 03:10 PM
Bogie--Thanks for the reminder about fire suits. I do feel empathy for anyone who must endure temperatures above 80 degrees, no matter where they are. Traveling from one climate zone to another, I have not forgotten, however.
Posted by: Cop Car | September 06, 2012 at 10:00 AM