Bristol

Thunder Valley redneck limousine - okay it's a school bus - be sure to read the post at the bottom for the story of our limousine driver - Ms. Mary


Jet flyover - it give me chills every time



The Abstons




It was military appreciation at the race so we had military helicopter flyovers too!!



The Websters

Red Flag Delay!

Grill Master Eric

Our campground

Our RV

We attend the NASCAR Bristol Sharpie 500! We did it true NASCAR style by renting an RV, staying 3 nights in a campground, grilling out, eating fried snickers and fried twinkies (okay, well David ate the fried snickers and twinkies!), drinking beer, playing the "homemade" game of washers and spending time with some of our best friends, The Websters. The was our 2nd year to attend Bristol under the lights but the first time to do it true NASCAR style. In all honesty it was alot of fun and we are contemplating doing it all over again next year.

If you saw the redneck limousine picture it mentioned to read my post below... there is a story to Ms. Mary and her limo. Mary obviously had been driving her limo for many years and obviously the same people had been hitching rides with her - they knew her by name, sang her songs and advised the newbies (us) to please leave Mary a tip. Mary must have trusted her longtime companions because she would ask the inebriated to "watch her in the back" as she turned the big bus around. Amazingly, with her 4 speed gearshifter and few "come on backs" Mary turned that bus around and off we headed to the track.

Next, Mary needed to cross the highway (which ran 2 lanes in one direction, a median, then 2 lanes the opposite direction). Not a problem for Mary!!! Mary's limo was bigger than most vehicles on the highway so she figured with the paint job on the side and the loud "Whooo's" coming from the bus the highway traffic most definitely would see her pulling out. Mary didn't care if oncoming traffic was distracted texting or changing the radio station or trying to break up a kiddie fight in the backseat....... Mary would pull right out IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND STOP, BLOCK THE MEDIAN AND PULL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND STOP! If you didn't see us before you saw us sitting stopped in the middle of traffic. Thankfully traffic stopped and I lived to blog about it!!! If you ever stay at Thunder Valley Campgrounds, please be sure to hitch a ride with Mary - it will be an experience you will never forget.

Bristol 2009!