Went To The NASCAR Race Saturday

[Texas Jim]

These are all CELL PHONE PICS... so cut me some slack about the quality...

Went out to Texas Motor Speedway Saturday for the race and some other stuff.
My friend that owns the Cadillac forum, has connections and scored some VIP packages to the "Chevy Team" "Ride and Drive" event.

We got to drive some of the new cars and then I drove one of the new Chevy pickups that haul the drivers around the track, waving at the fans, just before the race starts.

It was all pretty cool and I really had a good time.
The only drawback was.... there was "WAY TOO MUCH WALKING" for this ol' guy.

I drove a Volt, a Camaro SS conv and a Corvette conv.
They would not let us turn off traction control and Stabilatrac...
The Volt actually was a surprise to me.
It was much nicer than I had thought it would be and it was also a little "BIGGER" than I had thought it would be.

The Camoro SS and the 'vette were fun to drive, but the little winding, crooked, track they had set up wasn't big enough...darn it...

The vette will hit the rev limiter real quick....
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I was running a little late getting out there... so I picked up the pace a little bit...
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[Texas Jim]

As we waled to pit row, we walked by where all the new pickups were parked...
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Tony's pit...
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During a race, they sure use a lot of tires...
Look in the upper left corner and you can see the row of tires just keeps on going.
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Had to have a pic of "ME"...
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Jimmie Johnsons pit...
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This pic is for JOEGMC... Kyle Busch's pit...
I think he is the only person around that likes Kyle Busch...
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[Texas Jim]

All of y'all have heard them talk about the "Hollywood Hotel"...where they broadcast from...
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They were starting to put some of the cars on pit row, in preparation of the race starting...
Jamie Macmurray is the driver I had in the back of my pickup...
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[Texas Jim]

Then we walked back to the "Ride and Drive" area for a meeting before taking the pickups onto the track.
They had to tell us all about how they wanted it done...
Then we walked BACK (again) to where the pickups were...

This was mine... a nice white one...
I had to wear the headphones so I could hear direstions on what I was supposed to do... or not do...
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The black thing on the top of the cab is a magnetic handhold that the driver holds on to...
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[Texas Jim]

And just a few assorted picture of the race and an old Pace Car that is out front of the clubhouse...
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[buRRp]

Very cool Jim.

 

[Zembonez]

Looks like some seriously fun stuff Jim!

 

[Texas Jim]

Looks like some seriously fun stuff Jim!

It really was....
I had a good time, but my feet and ankles are sore now...

 

[Kennyray]

What driver did you have for the parade lap ?

 

[Texas Jim]

What driver did you have for the parade lap ?

Jamie McMurray...