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.

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Chili Bowl (No, Not Football) Nationals

A little change of pace. Here's information about the Chili
Tony Stewart
Bowl.


The Chili Bowl is run over several days drawing drivers from all racing disciplines. Routinely, several of the top NASCAR drivers compete and racers from as far away as New Zealand. It's a big deal for small race cars called midgets. They have 300-400 horsepower and weigh a mere 1,000 pounds. This year started with about 350 cars. It's an indoor track of 1/4 mile.

The videos here are from the drivers' seat, with the cameras mounted on the cars.








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