 |
5am departure from East Texas... Atlanta bound. Shannon looks
anxious... Vangie looks comfortable and I am optimistic...
|
 |
| First potty break... |
 |
Just crossed the mighty Missisippi River into the state of Missisippi.
No Potty break as it is under renovation... |
 |
| Picking fights in Alabama. |
 |
700 miles later we made it to Georgia... you can tell we are tired
and not so good with the view finder anymore... |
Okay, so we drove past the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. Gosh, it is huge! Talladega Superspeedway is located on an old abandoned airfield and was constructed in the 1960s. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the location of the start/finish line which is closer to turn one than at Daytona International Speedway. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega Superspeedway is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66 miles (4.28 km) (Road America - used by the Nationwide Series — is over 4 miles long), and the track also has a seating capacity of 175,000 spectators.
The high number of crashes over the years, along with other factors, have led to rumors of Talladega Superspeedway being cursed. Stories of the origin of the curse vary. Some claim that a local Native American tribe held horse races in the valley where the track currently resides and a chief was killed when he was thrown from his horse. Others say that the site of the superspeedway was once an Indian burial ground. Still another version says that after the local tribe was driven out by the Creek nation for their collaborating with the forces of Andrew Jackson, a shaman put a curse on the valley.
<3 you three travelers!
ReplyDelete