If you've never been to an SCCA race, you need to! Even if you're not really "into" racing, it's interesting and a lot of fun! Yesterday, Herb, Richard, and myself drove down to Road Atlanta (which, by the way, is a good ways away from Atlanta) to watch Anthony race his Formula V. The actual race is today, but we got to watch the qualifying round as well as several other practice and qualifying rounds. After the qualifying round, Anthony and Misty took us on a tour of the track. It's a big facility, and the track its self is over 2 miles long with lots of hills and curves. Once you know your way around, there are some great places to view different parts of the races. If you like speed, you can sit along the long straight away area. If you like to see racing where driving skill means more than raw power, there are some great views of the twisting sections of the track.
A couple of pieces of advice if you've never been though . . . if it's the middle of July, be prepaired for the heat. Between the sun, the humidity, the asphault and hundreds of cars, it's gonn'a be hot! Take a BIG cooler with LOTS of water. You probably want to take your own lunch. A plain hot dog a 16 ounce bottle of water was $5 . . . it's enough to make you really appreciate the concession stand at Bug-A-Paluza.
Anyway, I had a lot of fun. I hate that we didn't get to see Anthony's real race, but there will be more. It was hot, for sure, but still a lot of fun. I made some pictures and Herb shot some video . . . hopefully we'll get some of that on the web site soon.