I had always wanted to see the Darlington Raceway so I was excited when a fieldtrip was scheduled for there. It was pretty cool, but underwhelming. It probably wasn't worth the drive just for the fieldtrip. It would be cool to see on the way to somewhere else. I'd also love to go back and watch a race. Even so, it was interesting and I didn't regret going.
While Darlington isn't mentioned in the Cars animated movies, it does seem to inspire them. Days of Thunder with Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise was filmed there.
It used to be a major track and then wasn't used as much. It's making a bit of a resurgence.
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| Alee Bailey, Jalen Batchelor, Jay Brusin |
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| Gideon Bailey, Declan Evert, Maggie Nymeyer, Riley Evert, Navey Nymeyer, Oakley Nymeyer, Charlie Evert, Capri Nymeyer |
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| Alee and Gideon with the Fabulous Hornet |
A look inside at the framework.
Creepy baby story
Racers I knew the name of
They were doing some work on the track so we couldn't even get a look at it, which was disappointing.
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| Gideon, Oakley, Navey, Declan, Alee, Riley, Avery, Maggie, Capri, Charley, Jalen |
As close as we could get to the stands.
And of course, we were close by, so we had to make a trip to Buc-ee's.
I'm glad we got to go, but unless we go to a race, I won't go back.
