Jim and I toured the Speedway, as well as the Kennedy Space Center. I kinda follow NASCAR, but have never been a huge follower, but the Speedway tour was one of the best vacation tours I've ever done. The sheer size of the place is incredible. Sitting on pit row watching the cars zip around was very cool. Lucky for us the Richard Petty Driving School was going on so we got to see the cars zipping around. I can now see why people love this sport. The Space Center was cool to, but it was so damn hot we cut it short. The rockets and shuttles were cool to see close up, and the tiny area they shove the astronauts into is crazy. I can't stand a 4 hour plane ride in them damn small seats, and these guys do it for days.
Monday we had to suffer through Tavaris Jackson, and the Vikes coaching staff. The refs didn't help either. How they got that instant replay wrong is beyond me, even the Packer fans, at the bar, were bitching. It was that bad. How the hell do you have one of the best running backs in the league, and still have more pass attempts, then rushing attempts.
Anyway, instead of the trip home late this month, I decided to wait, and go home the first two weeks of Nov for deer season. Also, decided against the Montana trip, maybe next year I'll get my act together earlier.
Couple pics from the trip.
Victory Lane Daytona Speedway.
Sunup in Daytona.
Break over,
Vikes
