But when you get a free ticket to something called the "Irwin Tools Night Race" at Bristol Motor Speedway just outside Bristol, Tenn., you go.
The steeply banked track, which seems to have been carved out of a mountain canyon, is called the "fastest half-mile in the world." And signs around it boast that it's "The Last Great Colosseum."
Impressions from last night:
1. Tons of white people
2. Confederate flags everywhere (and, to be fair, a bunch of U.S. flags)
3. Thousands and thousands of pickup trucks, motor homes and travel trailers
4. Shirtlessness in the stands
5. Beer cans in the stands
6. White towel waving in the stands
7. Good helpful crew of golf cart and shuttle bus drivers
8. DEAFENING, ear-splitting roar of engines
9. Rough-looking but polite fans
10. Young drivers
Here's a video that I snapped while the drivers were warming up:
2 comments:
I went to Talladega long ago in a past life. It was a very, very long Sunday. Did I say it was a long Sunday? Your description is right on target!
Well put, Mark. It can be tiring. That's for sure.
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