Carl took us to see an American institution - NASCAR
Talladega, Alabama
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Carl arranged for us to hop a bus to go to the Talladega Super Speedway. Here is Josh in the morning
on the bus for my 'before' photo.
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Here are Josh and Carl getting off the bus with the track behind them.
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Josh and Carl give this race the thumbs up.
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This was my first NASCAR race and I was excited.
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Here I am saying "To Infinity and Beyond!"
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Here is a look out towards the almost a mile-long grandstand. Seriously, it fits 140,000.
Video of Carl and Josh at the raceway
Video of 'drifting'
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Here is some Alabama BBQ and some fried bologna. Yes, really.
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This is me in front of an actual NASCAR. I think I've been in front of the M and Ms car
too when Nati and I were in Vegas. Here's Natalia with M and M car .
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We were on TV on the Speed channel, so naturally, I made a stellar sign.
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The Speed channel broadcasting from the race. I think it's nuts that they broadcast everything
other than the actual race.
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I took this photo for my buddy Jordan Disko and his 'ass buddy' idea. Here's a slogan for you dude!
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Carl and Josh with thousands of RVs behind them.
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The three of us at the sign for the Talladega Super Speedway.
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Josh loved the 'cultural experience' aspect of our tour. Here he is in the middle of the
campground just loving life.
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This truck is just so awesome, I don't even know what to say.
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A waffle house RV? Couldn't be. Yup, it is.
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Since it was Hallowe'en day, there was no shortage of ridiculous lawn ornaments and decorations.
Almost all of them involved empty beer cans.
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Carl with the grand stand in the distance. It's a little easier to obtain some manner
of scale when looking from this far away.
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This was the pre-game show with fans all over the track itself.
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Here are all of the cars all lined up before the race.
Video of the prayer before the NASCAR race
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Carl, Josh, and I chilling out in our seats. Thanks to our neighbour for taking this photo.
You can almost see the behemoth of a man (you can see his neck...) sitting next to Josh that
meant Josh paid for a full seat but got to use only half of one.
