Well, although this picture is from a couple of years ago, I did manage to go again to NASCAR qualifier's on Friday. For those of you who don't know or maybe don't even care, NASCAR is pretty big. The slump in the economy has affected it a little bit
but it is still a pretty big deal when NASCAR comes into town! As I was trying to explain to my friend just before going out there, there are a couple of moments when it is an absolute rush and then, for the most part, just kinda hangin' out on the bleachers. One of those moments is just prior to the beginning of the race as the cars are going around the track following the pace or lead car. All of the cars are going at about maybe 25-30 percent of full throttle. The best description of the noise, at that moment, is comparable to the idling of Harley Davidson sitting next to you at a stop light with your windows up. When the guy, waving the flag to start the race actually starts the race and you see the pace car pull off the track, the combined energy with all of the cars pulling full throttle and the excitement and the rushing of the cars on the track towards you is pretty awesome! The decibles shoot way past the safe hearing zone, the rumble of all the engines together and the movement of wind created as all the cars are moving in unison are unbelievably transforming!!! You just have to be there to really appreciate the feel of power!
but it is still a pretty big deal when NASCAR comes into town! As I was trying to explain to my friend just before going out there, there are a couple of moments when it is an absolute rush and then, for the most part, just kinda hangin' out on the bleachers. One of those moments is just prior to the beginning of the race as the cars are going around the track following the pace or lead car. All of the cars are going at about maybe 25-30 percent of full throttle. The best description of the noise, at that moment, is comparable to the idling of Harley Davidson sitting next to you at a stop light with your windows up. When the guy, waving the flag to start the race actually starts the race and you see the pace car pull off the track, the combined energy with all of the cars pulling full throttle and the excitement and the rushing of the cars on the track towards you is pretty awesome! The decibles shoot way past the safe hearing zone, the rumble of all the engines together and the movement of wind created as all the cars are moving in unison are unbelievably transforming!!! You just have to be there to really appreciate the feel of power! But the down side is....you then settle down and watch the cars go round and round and round. Your neck is pretty much stuck in one position with just the slightest movement when the cars go past you. They go by so fast that it really doesn't pay to try to follow them. I'm reminded of our dog and how he tries to follow his toy, he tries to anticipate the movement and snag it out of my hand as I am moving it around and around and around his head but to no avail and he is left snapping at air. And so you have to find other things to do as the race is going on.
Thanks to my good friend Jordan K.!! He always extends an invitation and this year I bit!!
A couple of weeks ago, my brother Mike brought a volleyball team down for a tournament and so they wanted to do something that was away from the strip. Going down to the dam was suggested and since I hadn't been down there for a while I thought I'd follow along. It was pretty impressive to see the span of work going across 
the canyon that will eventually become a bridge over which all vehicular traffic will travel. I was duly impressed with the dam again as it had been some time since I had done all the work on the Arizona approach side. I must say, that I feel a sense of accomplishment when I look at what were able to do along with all the other builders of the dam years ago!!!
the canyon that will eventually become a bridge over which all vehicular traffic will travel. I was duly impressed with the dam again as it had been some time since I had done all the work on the Arizona approach side. I must say, that I feel a sense of accomplishment when I look at what were able to do along with all the other builders of the dam years ago!!!
