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Marlboro Hot Laps: Portland International Raceway
by brian @ 19:14:23 - [perma-link]Marlboro_Hot_laps_PIR_2007.avi
Sweet! Super sweet!
Today I attended a session of Marlboro Hot Laps with Jessica, a
friend from rallycross. Apparently I'm the only one she knows with
nothing else to do today.
We got all this schwag, but its weird schwag; there's no Marlboro
logo ANYWHERE. I might even use the backpack for rallies. But the
fun started after we put on racing suits and helmets.
Up first was a quick 2-lap ride around PIR in a Panoz. It was fast
and smooth the first lap, then faster and a little closer to the edge
on the second. After that we went over to the drift course for a
crazy ride in some Mustangs. It was amazing how they could get the
car sliding one way, then flick it right into a slide the other way,
with the tires squealing the whole time. Each time the G's flopped
my head over like a rag doll, and scooted me side to side in the
seat. It really makes me appreciate the 5-point harness in my rally
car.
I imagine 5 laps was enough for some of the people, but I want more.
Only about two and a half weeks until Wild West!
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