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So much fun today, and lots of firsts. My favorite part was riding along with a pro driver as he tore through an autocross course. You don't get up to high speeds, but you start with rapid acceleration and then you whip through corners and slaloms barely hitting the brakes - it's a huge adrenaline rush! My driver was awesome, too. Can't remember his last name, but will find out and post a link here if he's got a site. For sure he's got a new fan!

Zoe competed in pedal car races and the hot wheels race. She was underage by more than a year on pedal cars, but that was no consolation to her when she lost in the first heat. Good to see our girl has competitive hackles that can definitely be raised! Her hot wheels races were much more productive. She won heat after heat, but ultimately got bounced out in the semi-finals. She was pretty pleased for having made it so far, though.

Saw tons and tons of gorgeous cars, and had a blast shooting them. Lots of good Instagram shots, too. Will try to post them but my battery is nearly drained (both phone and my body!) so it may be a day or two. Also, I might wait til I'm home and can use my computer, as the phone will send only 3-4 at a time.

This shot is from a total beater car, full of rust and looking like it ought to be up on blocks in someone's front yard. Under the hood, though? Yeah. Don't mess with it. It's what is known as a "sleeper," and it coyly says so right on its trunk. "Sleeperzzzzzzz." It's that whole don't judge a book by its cover thing, which is awesome.

Time to hit the hay, and dream of autocrossing...