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October 28, 2006
Victory Lap
I'm not a NASCAR fan, or a race fan of any sort for that matter, but today I had a chance to drive a retired NASCAR and it was by far the highlight of a very busy day.
Today our church had a fall festival. Different ministries of the church set up booths and games, we invited the police and fire department (which wasn't able to make it) and we has a NASCAR display. A former youth pastor friend of mine has a racing ministry that has a NASCAR and some remote controlled cars and track.
The youth were in charge of food, so I was coordinating that, and by default wound up being the point person for the whole event. That meant that I needed to be there early (the event was 1-4). Kevin wanted to go with me and I needed to make a stop at the store ahead of time, so we left the house at 10:30 so we could get to church around 11.
The event went very well and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, but 10:30-5ish was a long day for Kevin, especially following yesterdays birthday celebration. So I asked my friend if Kevin could get in the car when he was moving it to get itt back in the trailer. At the end of the day, Kevin didn't want to get in the car, but said he would get in with me. So we hopped in and posed for a picture. Then Kevin asked if he could drive and I told him to ask if he could ride with my friend. He did, and that's when the offer was made to let me and Kevin pull the car around.
It's not going to change my not being a fan, but it was incredible to be able to sit behind the wheel of something with so much power while it was not only running, but moving. Being in the parking lot, I was barley able to let the clutch all the way out let alone come out of first, but there was certainly a temptation to squeal the tires.
Kevin was impressed as well, but he was more impressed that the police officer had a Batman air freshener.
Posted by Jesse at October 28, 2006 9:02 PM