Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Chili Bowl






Sounds good this time of year. Tuesday, Nate and I made our annual trip to the Chili Bowl Nationals at the Tulsa Fairgrounds. I am always amazed at the conversion of the building from an exhibit hall for boat shows and home shows to the best indoor racing facility in the U.S. The lower level becomes a dirt track with seating for 15,000 people and the upper level contains the pit area and a large trade show similar to midway at a NASCAR event. There are Midgets (race cars) from 30 states and several foreign countries entered and several NARCAR drivers, Drag Racers, Sprint Car drivers, etc. It is what you do in the winter if you are a race fan. Every night is sold out! It is the largest race event in Oklahoma. Though it is a small track, I witnessed 8 cars flip last night. They go fast.

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