With only a few days left until our wedding, Eric and I made ourselves an island of relaxation (and also terror). Saturday found us at Western Speedway out in Langford for Race With Rusty. We had signed Eric up for ten laps of solo race car driving, but once we got there he sensibly added on the four laps of ride along to get used to the car. Those professional drivers certainly know how to go! It looked like tons of fun from up in the stands, though Eric says it was slightly terrifying being a passenger.
The cars reserved for solo drivers are throttled a bit (good thing!), but still have enough power to skid out around a corner. Thankfully I only saw two people do that. The track was marked and taped to guide drivers to the right area for their speed, and they had radios in their ear with spotters yelling at them to let off the gas or speed up. However, Eric said that it was difficult to see much out of the windows since the doors are so high and the cargo net can get in the way.
I managed to get lots of photos and some shaky video. Not the best quality clips, sans tripod, but good enough for the memories! I think I need to try this for myself, maybe next year.
