Nascar 2009

[Moesha]

Were you watching from across the street??

[RICHARD]

I know NASCAR fans.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

Dear SCJ,
it's really really hot here in Memphis today (101 for a high, and we'll be tailgating). I got kinda ill just watching practice yesterday, and that was in the shade of the media suites and with a semi-frequent breeze. Keep everyone in the stands and the pits safe today since our seats for the race are not in the shade and since MMP got too cheap to rent the lights to have a night race anymore

amen

[Moesha]

The heat is one reason why I've never gone to a truck race in Nashville, despite having tickets for several years. Please be careful and drink plenty of fluids and wear lots of sunscreen! It doesn't look like people want to sit out in the heat for qualifying.

[RICHARD]

SCJ,

Thanks for listening!


101? Holy SPF 40!

I would have officially melted.

You are dyed-in-the-wool fans!

[aTailOf2Kitties]

i watched about 6 trucks qualify and said "screw this!". I had already missed Colin Braun's run anyway. I couldn't find any place in the shade that I could see the track from so I just hung out in the bathroom soaking my t-shirt with water getting ready to go to the Fanwalk area. I kept pretty cool while doing that but still got a little sunburned (not bad). Hung out in the shade after that until race time. It wasn't too bad by the time we got to our seats. There was a steady breeze blowing and nobody was sitting in the row behind us so I just moved to that row so I wouldn't have to be squeezed between the rest of my party. I had a soft sided cooler filled with water and a towel soaking in it to put around my neck, so I stayed relatively comfy. MRN radio said it was 99 when they started broadcasting.

I'm uploading pics at the moment, I'll post a link when I'm done sorting through them.
edit: ....as soon as I can FIND them. I effin' hate Vista

[aTailOf2Kitties]

pictures! Approximately 130. First 30 were from Friday, rest from Saturday.
Sorry 'bout the blurriness of driver intros- there were a couple wasps that insisted on buzzing around right where I was standing so I wasn't fully focused on focusing the camera. I'm not allergic or anything I just didn't want a wasp sting adding to my sunburn, LOL

http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y77...009/?start=all