Drivers meeting first thing this morning at the Iowa Speedway - David Frieburger was the master of ceremonies and had on his normal flip flops while standing on top of the Hot Rod trailer. We learned the rules and what not to do if they pulled up next to us in their Tahoe to take a picture of us. If you ever find yourself in this situation, DO NOT hit the gas or brake, just continue on as if nothing is happening. If we were to see their SUV approaching at 120 in the break down lane we SHOULD NOT BE ALARMED. Ok, can do - didn't see it anyway, nothing to fear.
Z drove the first four hours or so, I took over after that and did the next three. It was 302 miles, but took a really long time. Z drove us until we got off the major highways, then I took over and drove thru Smalltown USA. There were people sitting in most of the parking lots we drove by, in their front yards, everywhere the eye could see there were people. People waving, people handing out free water and "pop", one stand even had hotdogs. We got a lot of attention in one of the towns because there was a girl driving - it was causing quite a stir. There were many requests for burnouts (and other less appropriate things), but I don't really have any idea how to do a burnout so we did not participate in that event. Town after town people were having tailgate parties to watch all the cars go by, there were signs welcoming us and asking for us to come back. Z is already planning next year's trip and what car to bring. And he says an Acura is still not a hotrod. Hmph.
Today's event was in downtown Springfield IL - they closed the streets and all the cars were parking in parking lots, the streets, everywhere they could fit. We bought our first souvenirs! Pink HRPT shirt for me, white one for Z.
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