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4.28.2007

On the road again

Hey everyone. I am at Talladega today for the BIG Busch race.

UPDATE: Auburn beat Arkansas 11-9 on Saturday.

I talked earlier that coach Tommy Slater might be in trouble if his team flatlines during the second half of the season. If the Tigers can win on Sunday, that's a second consecutive series win. That's definitely not flatlining.

ON TO RACING.

I'm not a big race guy, so everything is new to me. A few thoughts:

*This place is massive. The grandstand holds 140k+. That doesn't include the infield population, which easily could top 40k. It's an amazing mass of humanity.

*The press center, where I am seated, is in the infield approximately 500 feet off the the track. Yet every time the cars come by the start/finish line, I can feel them. It's pretty neat.

*They brought driver Denny Hamlin in for interviews earlier without announcing him. I thought he was an intern or something. Seriously. He certainly looks the part.

*There are Cessna 172s flying around the track towing large promotional flags. A strong wind from the north really taxes these prop planes. They aim into the wind and I'll swear the planes aren't moving. It's weird to see. I can hear the engines giving it hell but ... nothing.

MORE TO COME.

2 Comments:

Blogger CPF said...

I don't envy you.

9:28 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

I envy me. I love NASCAR now.

1:28 PM  

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