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10/13/24 10:08 PM
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Grocery Guy
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These are interesting race fan comments, which I'm sure we never thought we'd limit our driving to and from races. Hitting 68, I'm somewhat more careful now driving home late at night. Twice I drove home from the Chili Bowl overnight, to catch the Colts playoff games on Sunday, the day after. That made no sense. Seems like my latest one-day drives have been from Indy to Fairgrounds Nashville Speedway to the All American 400 to close out the season. One of those years they had both 300 and 100 lap races, making for a long Sun night ride home. And losing an hour. Years ago, I remember standing next to a friend back at a Sunday night Eldora USAC sprint car show, after the Indy 500. He told me his wife asked him why he was doing that double, and he told her because he still could back then. Sadly, I don't see him too much at out-of-town races anymore. Father time has a way of catching up to even us die-hard fans. 🏁
Ive done both those drives. I remember getting home about 9:30(I had DO and Eleanor Vogler to help keep me awake during the trip home) and I thought I could sneak a few hours sleep before the Colts playoff game against the Chargers. I woke up during the second game to find the Colts had lost
John Hoover
“To whom little is not enough, nothing is enough.” Epicurus
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