Friday was a busy day for me as I had over 70 people taking part in an event that I had been working on since the spring. The event was called "NAPA's Full Throttle Weekend." Today guests were excited because they would get to drive up to 130 mph in 10 seconds. Other guests would get to ride with Ron Capps and go up to 160 mph in 8 seconds. For those of you that have never seen a drag race in person, the whole sport revolves around split second reactions and the ability to step on the gas as soon as the light goes green.
After everyone was done at the drag strip, we went to Michael Waltrip's Race World to see how his team gets ready for NASCAR races. We spent about an hour and half getting the VIP tour through out the shop. When we got done with the tour, everyone got back on the bus and we headed to the hotel to drop people off who didn't want to come to the Nationwide race.
About half the group opted to enjoy the nightlife of Uptown (downtown) Charlotte while the other half geared up for the cold weather and enjoyed 43 cars going 200 mph making left turns. Around 10:45 the race ended and we headed home. Finally around 12:30 am, I got home and was able to call it a night.
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