JD,
You are a member of the media. :) And that was a fun article you wrote.
--Pat Kelly
JD_Kemp@URSCorp.com wrote:
>
> Buddy-
>
> A few years ago, I did the "Driving 101" thing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
> The cars are the size and shape of CART racers, but powered by Chevy V8,
> highly modified, stock block engines. (Can you say "NASCAR"?) We got a
> classroom lecture, a tour of the "racing line" we were to use via driving
> around the course in a van with the instructors, and then did eight hot
> laps in the cars, following the instructors. My best lap was a 142 mph
> average, crawling by CART or IRL standards, but it felt like barely
> sub-sonic speeds to me, with my little helmeted head out there in the wind.
>
> That track got AWFUL narrow going into the corners. The "course" was
> marked with dots on the pavement which kept us near the center of the
> track. Looking at it from the pits, it looked like a LONG way from our
> line to the wall. From the cockpit, it looked like that wall was looming
> up over my head, about to break over me like a wave...
>
> (SPAM mode set to 10) The trip was sponsored by our good friends at North
> American Pylon. Driving 101 was having "Media Day" and Miss Pat Kelly
> convinced 'em I was a "Media" even though we all know I'm an "Extra Large!"
>
> If you're ever in Lost Wages and got 300 bucks in your pocket, forget the
> slots or blackjack. Go to LVMS and do Driving 101. Trust me, it's worth
> it!
>
> JD Kemp &
> "Lucretia MacEvil" #13 MGB
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