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Ash and Denisha bought tickets for us to watch Formula Drift as a Father’s Day gift. It was held at English Town, New Jersey, about an hour drive from us. We arrived at the racetrack just half past 1 in the afternoon, we looked for parking and it was full.
There were a lot of spectators, but it was not that bad
going through the gate. It was surprisingly organized. There were a lot of pop-up
vendors and car shows. We walked around to check out some cars and grabbed a
free cold drink from Taco Bell.
We then walked to the bleachers to find seats, and we should
have brought some umbrellas because the sun was beating down on us. It was not
a real race, but rather 2 cars riding side by side on a figure of 8 track doing
drifting. There were judges who were looking into how drivers use the track to
drift. What is amazing was that the cars running side by side drifting without hitting
each other.
I took out my camera and attached the 200mm lens to take
pictures, however, since we are seated behind a fence the pictures showed wire
fencing. Instead of using the camera’s auto focus for faster shooting, I opted
to manually focus on a distance where the cars travel. Later I decided to go closer
to the fence and found a spot where I could stick my camera lens out. I managed
to take several pictures through it without showing the wire fence.
It was a fun day at the track spending time with my daughter
and future-son-law. Click here to see pictures I have taken from the track.