Don't Back Down

Last night we went to our second racing event in a month - something of a record for us. This time, it was to Lowe's Motor Speedway, for a night of bandolero and legend car racing. Both classes seemed pretty fast, and there were certainly some wrecks along the way. Plus, only a small portion of the track was used for the races - I'd guess maybe a quarter of a mile. So the races went quickly.

We also saw a race featuring the thunder roadsters, and then an event with CRASHCars to finish up the night. Actually there was another legend race after the CRASHCars, but it was late, so we left without seeing it.

The CRASHCars are interesting - it's something like a demolition derby race. Officially, they say that the cars race with "loose" contact rules. In practice, this means they run into each other quite a bit. Also, the cars are made up of just about any piece of junk that will run. And in some cases, they barely run. One car had a tire fall off. That can't be good. It was fun, though.

The only downfall was that it was hot. I mean really hot. It had to be 90 even at 10pm when we left. That made for a miserable evening. And it was even worse when the tiny (12 ounce?) water bottles sold for a whopping $2 each. That's just ridiculous. I'm all for making a profit, but come on - those bottles should be perhaps $1. At least give people the 20 ounce bottles if they cough up $2.