Anyway, we came back home in the early afternoon, took showers and rested for a bit…then piled into my van and took a trek across to the northeast side of town, out to a race track I hadnt been to before, called Houston Motorsports Park. They have a drag strip there, as well as a 3/8 mile paved oval…..much like good ole Cajon Speedway in El Cajon, CA……which I used to frequent every Saturday nite a LONG LONG TIME AGO, like back in high school/college etc…then again when I lived very close to the track in my apartment in El Cajon in 2002.
WOW!!! Talk about fun!!! I LOVE THIS TRACK…it is a neat little place, very low key, very very similar to Cajon Speedway, and James is DEFINITELY my child (for all those that constantly tell me that he looks EXACTLY like his Daddy….let me tell you what, the racing blood he got from his Momma is alive and well inside him…..hee hee…and that's fine with me!). There was a class called the Bandeleros and it is for kids that are at least 8 years old (think the oldest I heard announced was like 12 or 13?) and these are cars with 1300 CC motors in them (like a go cart with a car body on them basically). These cars go 72 MPH max…and these kids NEVER LIFT OFF THE GAS PEDAL all the way around the track! SWEET!!!! Momma's brain was going a mile a minute thinking of James racing these….and just think, he is 5 and a half, so would only need 2 and a half more years!!! (that and a big wad of cash Im sure! LOL!) You will see in the pics below, that James is as tall as these cars…his favorite one was the one painted exactly to look like Lightning McQueen from the movie CARS!!!
They do the heat races, then break for intermission, during which time they let all the spectators come out on to the track and see all the cars that are racing that night, all lined up in a couple rows…..you can shake hands with the drivers, get autographs etc. One driver of a truck I had rooted for in the heat race (which won the heat by the way…..I sure can pick em!!) he shook James' hand and asked if he would like to sit inside the truck (hell I WANTED TO SIT IN THE TRUCK!!) James said yes with a BIG ole smile on his face, so he picked him up and put him in there…and the look on James face in that truck…..the boy was loving it, and so was I. Just wished I had brought my BIG good camera and gotten better pics!!! Oh well, next time!!!
Then there was a 17 year old girl that raced in the late model (serious) class with the big boys. I was thoroughly impressed with her! Beautiful car, she was standing there signing glossy photos of herself and her car, with her racing info on the back….James got one from her and gave her a high five. Later on back in the stands, he showed me her picture, but before handing it to me, he giggled at it, smiled and kissed her picture!!! FIRST CRUSH perhaps, on a racegirl? IM LOVIN IT!!! So cute!!!!!
We all had a blast, and James was plenty wore out by the end of it all………put his head on Daddy's lap and crashed right out….it was so cute!!! So we took off after only the third of 6 final races that night, but we were all pretty wore out from all the sun and fun at the beach, then the races and more heat that night….so it was a fantastic day!!! We are SOOOOOO going back to this track…its only 30 minutes from our house on the north side of the beltway, I have a feeling I may get addicted to the races again…oh crap…..god help us!!! Plus I want to go back with my good camera and take way better picture next time! In the meantime….here are the ones I took…….
