What a treat for Dave to be able to go with our friend and neighbor Bill, to the Palm Beach International Raceway to do hot lap races with Bill's Mini Cooper.
The course they were on is the smaller squiggly one on the left (photo taken from a Palm Beach Post article).
It was mainly younger people doing the races, and one Mini was even nitrous boosted.
The guys had a blast. Bill did four laps around the course, and he let Dave do one also. Bill was an amazing driver and didn't even hit any of the orange cones.
Motorcycles were racing on the bigger course that day. You could even rent them to ride and race.
This was a free event for Mini Coopers with no entry fee or trophies given. Bill came in 8th out of 13 competitors that were time trialed (each lap he beat his previous time). However, when the people who put this event on, found out that Bill was 89 years old, they found a trophy for him. What a prized possession! The funny thing was that Dave was the second oldest person there.
What a fantastic morning and Bill was thrilled to share this bucket list event with Dave, and vice-versa. It was also a bittersweet moment since this is the last event being held at the track. It has been sold and will be demolished to have huge warehouses built. The sale has been quite controversial since people that want to keep it as is, have tried to buy it, but money talks and even $55 Million couldn't keep it the same. Another end of an era, but Dave and Bill got to experience it!
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