A Spectaular View
This parade lap photo shows exactly what I saw the entire race as I turned my head left. My
normal comfortable sitting position is to look slightly
to the left and my head will turn farther that way. I was sitting a short
distance into the turn. The North Chute was not
directly to my left. It was angled away from me
slightly. Before me stretched a breathtaking view. I
could see the last half of the third turn, all of the
short straight and the entrance of turn four in front of
me.
As the cars rolled by a stiff breeze blew
a wave of exhaust in my face. I chuckled to myself
as I paraphrased Robert Duval in "Apocalypse Now"
when I noted that the smell of methanol fumes
smelled like Victory!
The photo on the right shows the view to my right that I could not see because my head doesn't turn that way.
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Last updated:November 20, 1995
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