The 2003 SPC Rally
  
  
The Movies / Scenic Drive

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After the morning at the dragstrip, we had some time free in the afternoon.  Some people chose to see The Matrix Reloaded, while a few others saw Bruce Almighty.  Gary H also led a scenic drive through the Nachez Trace Parkway.

I went with the group that saw The Matrix Reloaded.   As we'd expect, the effects were amazing (especially the chase scene), the audio was killer, and it was a pretty good movie.  I did like the first one a bit better than this one though.
  

Go Karts

What would a Rally be without our traditional visit to a go-kart track?

At the right you can see Kevin K, Darin H, and Dirk H ready to go.
  

  
Ready to roll

  

  
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Click the link below for some in-kart video.

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Be sure to turn up your sound.
  

  
In addition to a road-course style track, the park also had a 'slick' track.  The ends of the oval had an extremly smooth epoxied floor surface.  It was a blast to hang the back end out around the corners, and it was not easy to do without looping the kart.
  

    
The slick track

  

  
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Click the link below for some video of the karts on the slick track.

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Be sure to turn up your sound.
  

In prior years, it has been Alex P's mission to drive aggressively enough to get ejected from the track.  In fact, he has been quite successful - until this year.  Better luck next time, Alex!

After thrashing the go-karts, we drove back to the hotel to get some rest for tomorrow's activities.
  

 

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