The Paddock is a great place to visit during the weekend. I like going on Saturday as most everyone is working on something before the actual racing takes place on Sunday. Most of the folks are open, generous with their time and willing to answer all sorts of inane questions - of course mine were thought provoking, excellent ones and definitely not the ones Cadillac asked. More on him next week. I have some very short human interest type tales that I will do next week, tomorrow the grid, my absolute favorite place to shoot photos. And one story.
So, you want to impress a pretty girl, let her ride to the gird with you and the car won’t start:)
Lots of gloves rest on the dash
Getting two carburetors to work together properly requires skill, patience, magic and, apparently, a lot of cursing.
Air drying a racing suit between sessions
Going over the practice laps with a crew member.
Red on red on red
Some folks get the celebrity treatment.