Las Vegas Weekend - Part 2
This post is the second of a two part series. Part 1 was posted October 13.
To refresh your memories, Dawn and I, along with friends Michael & Sisko and Doug & Candy, had jetted off to Las Vegas over the Columbus Day weekend to help Sisko live her long-time dream of racing an Indy-style race car. To bring her fantasy to life, Michael had given her just such a gift for last year’s birthday - the chance to attend the Mario Andretti Racing School program and race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway!
I photographed the event and had intended to post the images along with those in Part 1. But I wanted to give Sisko a photographic memory, an album, of her big day and didn’t want her to see the images online before she’d received it. I gave her the album as a birthday gift Saturday night and have posted a few of the images in an online album.
For those of you unfamiliar with Indy-style racing, these are 600+ horsepower, open-wheel, open cockpit race cars. In this abbreviated Andretti Racing School program, drivers are allowed to drive up to 145 mph - Sisko clocked 143 mph and, as you’ll see in the photos, waved for the camera!
It was a once in a lifetime experience for Sisko and we all enjoyed sharing in it.
Doug
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How freaking awesome! I would LOVE to do that! I will have to start leaving little hints for my wife to find!
Great photos btw!
So you are a photo-journalist too! What DON'T you do?
Very nice work!
You are toooooo coooool my brudda!
Sisko glows everytime she sees it and shows it off to everyone.
You ARE the best!
I recognize your wife (a real hottie btw!) from other photos, and the race car driver is easy enough to spot. But who is the gal with the mega-margarita and how is that related to the race?
Well, thanks, Stanley. I think she's a "hottie" too!
The "mega-margarita gal" is our friend, Candy who ordered the gargantuan cocktail at lunch following the race. For the record, she didn't even come close to finishing it!
I just threw the image in 'cause we apparently didn't take any others at the after-race luncheon (and so I would have an even number of thumbnails.)
Doug
Thanks for the nice comments!
Doug
Nice photos. Sounds like a great birthday for your friend.
My friends usually give their wives a dinner out. You and your friends seem to go all out. Hope my friend's wives don't read your blog.
My but you live an exciting life! "Jetting off" for the weekend, driving race cars, you and your friends are quite active! Wish we had been there!!
I want to do this!!!!!
I don't think I would be up for driving, but I would LOVE to ride in one if anyone wants to drive for me. :=)