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| The trip from Tunica to Talladega wasn’t the longest leg of the Tour, but due to the lack of a direct route, it rivaled many of the others in overall time. Lots of two-lane highways and no passing zones make for congested, and slow, driving. One does get to see more of the local countryside traveling back roads, however, which was nice for a change. As we ventured further into the South, the temperatures continued to climb. We'd been chasing a cold front across the country since Oklahoma, which made for warm but not unpleasant weather. The cold front gave way to temperatures in the ‘90s and plenty of humidity in Alabama, though. But that’s OK, we were still having fun. One of the reasons we were in good spirits was due to the fact that Talladega is only three hours or so from Atlanta. For the first time since we left San Bernardino, we weren’t dreading a problem with one of the cars. We were close enough to home that, should a problem arise, we could haul the offending vehicle home, fix it, and rejoin the Tour in Florida. Fortunately, all the Year One and Next Gen cars continued to purr along. The Talladega stop was hosted by the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum (say that three times fast). The museum is home to a number of race cars, street cars, boats, karts, motorcycles and just about every other kind of motorized vehicle around. It’s a great place to visit if you’re a race fan. The show went smoothly, again with a number of local participants. As we crept closer to the end of the Tour, the participants would leave a bit earlier. Road weary is perhaps the best way to describe everyone’s condition. |
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