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he spun the car another 2-3 times in the rain.
Lap after lap, the speed at which these modern cars entered, navigated and then exited each corner was amazing to watch, and dif cult to comprehend, given the physical forces involved. And this would go on for 24 hours.
All through the afternoon, the roar of the engines continued and we visited some of the many vendor booths and displays, as I am always a sucker for a free T-shirt. We even located the PCA Tent and Car Corral and perused their display. We covered what seemed like miles of the in eld, with acres of encampments ranging from million dollar motorhomes to pup tents and everything in between. As darkness crept in and the temperatures continued to drop, I had to talk Fred out of riding
the big Ferris wheel, and we called it a day. Once back at the car, we were relieved that my tire on the rental car had not gone at and we headed back to the hotel, with a brief gourmet dinner at IHOP. We were living large indeed.
Sunday morning, we were greeted by cold temps and rain and we commented on the way to the track what would it have been like to drive in this stuff all night. We arrived at the Motorplex and as we walked from the tunnel into the in eld, the roar of the engines greeted us right where we left them, some 12 hours earlier. The only difference was that the once new and brilliantly liveried racecars were now covered with grime and dirt, and some with apparent body damage, after battling it out during the night, in the rain. As the in eld came to life, the storyline began to develop for