Monday, February 11, 2013

2/2/2013–Parker 425

The Parker 425 race started at about 7:15am and the cars started passing our camp area about 15-20 minutes later.

Sunrise

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Robby Gordon’s car.  At the end of the race he finished about 15 minutes ahead of the next car in, but was penalized and ended up in 3rd place.

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This car was awarded 1st place.

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A helicopter overhead was usually an indication of a race leader approaching.

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This car was awarded a 2nd place finish.

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We met the parents of Pistol Pete at the Elks lodge dinner Friday night.

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I think Ken took well over 400 photos of the race, but I decided to pick out just a few for the blog update.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

1/31/2013–Parker 425 Qualifying and the Downtown Experience

On Thursday, January 31st, we drove down Shea Road to a spot where we could watch some of the qualifying runs for the Parker 425.

The camouflage on this vehicle is made up mudflap girls.

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It looks like the guy in the middle of this photo is getting a dirt bath.

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The #77 Speed car is driven by Robby Gordon who has been one of Ken’s favorite drivers for years.

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After the qualifying has completed, we headed into downtown Parker to see the Downtown Experience.

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There was even an orange jeep on steroids.

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Robby Gordon is a big draw to the Parker 425 and had his merchandise trailer set up in the downtown area.  He spent some time in the trailer autographing items that were sold there.

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The Elks lodge in Parker had a fish & chips dinner on Friday night, so there was a group of us from the Escapees Boomers group who went there for dinner.