January 4, 2009
Rolex Testing in Daytona - just a little racing action to feed our need for SPEED. Even if they aren't NASCAR-type cars, they go fast and make noise, so we took a drive on a beautiful January Sunday to Daytona to visit the Track and watch the cars go around for a while.
Elani was with us and she was very excited. She talked to a driver (we are not sure who he is) and checked out the tires and the insides of the car (while in the Pits). A crew member gave her a lug nut, too. But, what she wanted to see most was the Start/Finish Line - so we took her up on the FanDeck and Rudy pointed out all the high points of the track to her. We watched the cars go around and past us, going in and out of the pit garages and then found seats on the hair pin turn in the infield and sat for an hour or so as they practiced. There was a nice breeze and the sun was hot. Elani got bored so she found a spot in the dirt to dig and play. Soon it was time for lunch so off we went to Rudy's favorite restaurant - Ruby Tuesday and then home for the rest of the afternoon.
