Here is yours truly at the Texas Motor Speedway yesterday. Click to enlarge. Neither Katherine nor I had ever been to an automobile race, much less to a NASCAR race. We decided to see what it's all about. We arrived early for the 1:00 start of the Texas 500, but just minutes before 1:00, rain began to fall. This delayed the race while track personnel tried to dry the track. We waited and waited and waited. Finally, at 5:30, we decided to cut our losses and go home. The race was eventually started, though it was shortened when rain returned. (Carl Edwards won.) Katherine and I watched it on television. As you can imagine, it was a frustrating day. I wanted to hear the roar of the engines and see the cars barreling down the track in close formation. As it turned out, we didn't hear a single engine. Oh well, you can't have good weather all the time. Today, Katherine ordered tickets for the Daytona 500 in February. How's that for going full metal redneck?
