What I did this weekend!

[Tractors4u]

I had a fellow Guardsman from my unit set me up with a free pass to the Dale Jarrett Driving Adventure. I drove six laps around Talladega at around 165-170 MPH. Here is a picture of me with my 6 year old on her birthday Saturday before I drove.

 

[Tractors4u]

Here I am getting into the car. It was one of Front Row Joe's old cars.

 

[MossRoad]

Now THAT looks like fun! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Tractors4u]

Believe me it WAS fun. It is quite humbling too! If you are a race fan you already know these guys are good but when you get on a 33 degree bank and you realize that they do it with a car in front and behind them and then a couple on each side.

 

[riptides]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( 33 degree bank )</font>

Hmmm, obvious their tilt-meter is a custom made one.

I can't even think that fast.....

-Mike Z. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[5030]

Reminds me of when I was a kid and I owned a 1966 Corvette, 427/390hp. Went 154 mph with the top down. That's an adrenaline rush. Now that I'm old, 65 is fast enough.

Daryl
Forage Services, L.P.

 

[MossRoad]

Friend of mine had a 327/350 '66 We never topped it out... always ran out of road first. Nowadays I sit in the right lane about 3 or 4 MPH over the speed limit and wonder why all these folks are in such a hurry and hope someone as foolish as I used to be doesn't cream me. I had lots of fun back then, but more to live for now. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Anonymous Poster]

In the early sixties I was with a bunch that built and raced several cars called "modifieds". I never wanted to race cars, only build them and TAKE THEM to the races. One day I took one of the cars out and hot-lapped a few times on the 1/4 mile aphalt track. It was very different than I expected; the sideways forces, the VIBRATION, and the tendency of the car to want to take the extreme outside line. I would NOT want to drive in a race, no way. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[5030]

When I had the 'vette, Sunoco 260 premium gasoline was 28 cents a gallon, a good set of tires were "wide ovals", the techno types had Michelin radials and Mickey Dee's burgers were 25 cents each and fries were a nickel. I was eighteen, young-dumb and full of ***. I had shoulder length hair, wore bell bottoms and worried about going to Viet Nam. I survived Viet Nam, raised a family got on with life and now look forward to retirement in 1-1/2 years.

Glad I'm now old, grey and pretty blown away!!

Daryl
Forage Services, L.P.

 

[CSAW]

Maybe after you get a little more practice Dale will let you drive the "BIG BROWN TRUCK" /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

I would like to do that too. Not the truck.

 

[Tractors4u]

They actually had one 88 UPS Taurus down there, one of Jason Jarretts cars, one of Randy Lajoie's cars and a Greenbay Packer Tauras from when Brett Farve was partnered with DJ. The car you drive is mostly determined by your size. The seats are different sizes and you can't just slide the seat back. The hard aluminum seat was actually pretty comfortable because of the way it was shaped. Every thing was well within my reach and the clutch was the stiffest I have every felt. During the drivers meeting they told us that when we shifted into first we would hear and feel a clunk and the car might roll slowly. I guess they must have had the clutch adjusted for folks who weren't used to driving a manual. Sure enough when I put the car in first there was a clunk and the car started rolling ever so slowly and I eased out on the clutch and took off down pit road. I told my wife the night before that I wondered if anyone had ever gotten there and then realized all the cars were manuals. They asked if there was anyone who couldn't drive a stick and no one raised their hand.