The most on four wheels

Last Saturday, I had a chance to go to the qualifiers of the San Jose Grand Prix. It was a great day to see and hear some cars burning high octane fuel.

Although the race was not until the next day, there were plenty of people in attendance and things to keep them occupied. There were everything from merchant booths, comedians, raffles, and a silent auction (of which this Ferrari was a participant).



Although I almost made it to the pit area (before the security guards looked too intimidating to test), there was a very large building with the team trailers where they were doing repairs on the cars. Being around these trailers and taking pictures like these:



reminded me of when I helped design and build this beauty in 1998:



Our car (on the left - notice the lack of sponsorship stickers) built for $2000 compared to our neighbor's car, from Purdue University (they didn't start the project unless they secured $45,000).

I have to admit that the most fun race was the drifting competition. It seemed that the racers were really having fun. The fan favorite was definitely the drifter whose car was made up to look like a police car, with the flashing lights and everything. Later, I thought that his ploy only really works if he is never in the lead. Oh well.