Our good fortune continued as we were able to secure some pit passes through NIBCO that gave us unlimited access to the pits for the entire weekend. It was so much fun to go "behind the scenes" and see so many of the cars & drivers up close. We both had a great time and I even think I might have been bitten by the racing bug. :-)
I should also explain quickly about our "lodging" for the weekend. My original plan was that we would simply drive from Blacksburg the day of the race since it's not too far. The pit passes however through a little monkey wrench into our plans since we wanted to be there for the entire weekend. Finding a hotel in Bristol a month before the race was impossible so we turned to the next best option...Camping!! You know what they say...when in Rome! :-) Camping is apparently big at Bristol so we ended up staying at a campground right across the street from the track complete with a shuttle that would take you back & forth all weekend. It was great!
Here are a couple pics of our weekend, but you can check out the slideshow on the right for more! Enjoy!
In the pits during the race
No, Sarah didn't make the trip with us, but she had a great weekend too. She had her first weekend long sleep over with Grams & Grandpa (Steve's mom & dad) and had a ball. In fact, whenever we would call to check on her, she was always too busy to come to the phone. :-) A big THANK YOU to Grams & Grandpa for taking her for us so we could enjoy our weekend. Here are a couple pictures of their time together. More pictures of Sarah's weekend can be found in the August 2009 slideshow.
Playing dress-up for Grandma
Her first roller coaster...Winkie the Whale
2 comments:
The pictures were great Glad you had a good time
I enjoyed Sarah's fashion show She looked so cute
Love looking at your pics! Sarah is growing up so fast. They say that it goes fast, but you just do not realize how fast till the time goes by...
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