Thursday, November 19, 2009

Nov 15 - Daytona International Speedway




We spent half a day at the Daytona 500 Experience. We took the narrated track tour. The track is 2.5 miles with a 32 acre man-made lake in the center - the excavated material was used to make the banked curves of the track, which have a 31 degree slope.
There is an RV park at the edge of the lake and there is fishing and water-skiing on the lake. The facility is booked 80% of the time for various races and other functions. We were fortunate to see a race in progress -European sports cars, Porche, Ferrari, etc. WOW - ARE THEY LOUD !!!










We checked into Seasons in the Sun RV Park in Mims, FL just a few miles north of Titusville and Cape Canavarel. Spent the remainder of the afternoon (78F) poolside then went out in search of the perfect viewing site for the shuttle launch tomorrow.

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