The Beginning....

The Beginning....
When William Least Heat-Moon toured the country many years ago, his steed, if you will, was a van that he named Ghost Dancing. His journey of America was 13,000 miles. His book is Blue Highways, A Journey Into America. My steed will be a Subaru WRX (traded for an XV Crosstrek). My travels will be, what in the past were called, the blue highways of Virginia. Years ago, maps showed secondary roads in blue. Yes, the ones less traveled.

Monday, December 24, 2018

Any of You Folks Race Fans? You Ain't Seen Nothin'!!!


In 1945, when I was six, my dad took me to my first race. Since then I've followed racing, watching just about everything, including, yes, lawnmower racing. The 24 Hours of LeMons is truly unique. Read the article from Autoweek. Basically, the rules state you start with a car that cost no more than $500. That's right, $500. Of course, they do not count safety equipment that must be added. The creativity of these racers put all other forms of racing to shame.

EDIT: BTW, all of the races are endurance races, I believe some are 24 hours.

Read the Autoweek article.



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