The day is finally here.
The whole reason I went to Florida in the first place.
Swamp buggy races! Woo hoo!
At the Florida Sports Park.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=26.105061,+-81.689464&jsv=148e&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=41.496446,55.546875&ie=UTF8&geocode=FeVUjgEdiIQh-w&split=0
What can I say?
Totally redneck, totally fun. I had a blast.
I took some videos and when I figure out how to upload to Utube.com and embed links I'll update the blog.
Had a great time hanging out with Matt and his little girl, Julie. The 4 year old was so cute. She would stand up and stomp her feet when the racing was going on. Her favorite phrase was "When will the Jeeps come out again, daddy?"
Here are some pics of the action.
One of the V8s. Check out the rooster tails. They don't even dip in the Sippy hole.
Jeeps getting ready
In the "Sippy" hole.
These things are powered by air-cooled high revving motorcycle engines. I have no idea how much horsepower they put out, but two actually did wheelies.
Swamp buggy queen. I think the other one is the princess. Look for the girls in tiaras in the middle of the picture. I have no idea why they're behind the fence. They don't look too dangerous.What a great day. Low humidity, temperature in the low 80s, no skeeters.
Random Thoughts:
- Naples is a pretty swanky town. No slums in this place
- Did notice a lot of homogeneity as to residents and visitors
- Substandard Mexican food and hardly any other ethnic restaurants
- Why is everyone driving way under the speed limit?
- The town shuts down at 10pm
- Funnel cakes and fairy floss!
- What's the deal with all the Germans at the Hotel? Did Lufthansa have a sale?
- Livestock update: 2 barracudas, 3 Mustangs, 1 Stingray (at the classic car show)
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Your in Florida dude. The sssslllllloooooowwwww crowd. I found the same thing in CT when I worked a contract up there. People up there actually drove somewhere close to the speed limit. I didn't know what to do!
ReplyDeleteAbout the Germans...actually, that part of Florida is heavy with the Bavarian influence. In the late 60s/early 70s, that part of the state was really remote and had a lot of empty houses since Naples hadn't really hit stride yet. Oddly, a lot of German investors came in and bought all the land and housing- specifically, on Marco Island (near Naples). To this day, it's still a hot tourist attraction with them b/c of that foundation. So there...your random trivia for the day.
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