As I’ve mentioned before, Knoxville happens to be the Sprint Car Capitol of the World.
What is a sprint car, you might ask? Watch and see!
Though I don’t go to the races often, they are actually a lot of fun. Especially when you’re surrounded by 50,000 ‘new’ Knoxvillians for the ten days of the Knoxville Nationals.
This year was the 52nd Annual Knoxville Nationals – it’s basically the Super Bowl of sprint car racing and attracts people from all over the world. Literally.
The sport is pretty big across the Midwest, but has a large following all over America, Canada, and especially Australia and New Zealand. So, once a year in early August, they make their pilgrimage to my hometown and hang out with us for a few days. It’s not only really exciting racing, it’s a great excuse to party, stay out late, and generally let your hair down.
People from all walks of life make Knoxville their summer vacation. It’s not at all unusual to find the newest Ferrari, Mercedes, or Porsche parked next to the oldest, rustiest junker you’ve ever seen. Lake Red Rock fills up with expensive boats and jet skis, and local businesses bring in more money in a few days than they otherwise would in months. It’s a pretty exciting time to be in town, and a wonderful opportunity for us to show ourselves off to the world.
I had a few friends come to town again this year, and – for the first time – they got to stay at MY house during the Nationals J
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| The weekend started out innocently enough..a little Thursday harvest. The 'Atomic Red' carrots were really good! Very carrot-y. |
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| Things quickly descended into a booze-fest. Exhibit A: Gin Bucket. Bottle of Gin, two-liter bottle of Sprite, juice concentrate (whichever flavors you like) This was one of two made.. for the night. |
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| No weekend would be complete without a margarita stop.. |
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| ..followed by a brewery stop. Followed by a stop at the track. Needless to say, no pictures were taken at the track.. |
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