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

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.

This car was awarded 1st place.

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

This car was awarded a 2nd place finish.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

There was even an orange jeep on steroids.

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.

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.