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| Legends car (the YL is for Young Lions) |
This past week I decided to take the boys to Charlotte Motor Speedway for one of their Summer Shootout race nights. I have to admit, we were total noobs when it came to this event. I didn't know the difference between a Legends car or a Bandolero, nor did I know the differences in the ages and how young these drivers can be to participate! No worries to you fellow Newbies, I have that information below.
For the legends car (from the http://www.uslegendcars.com website)
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| Bandolero! |
"The Masters Division features drivers 40 years and older. The Semi-Pro Division is the novice class, featuring the drivers that are new to the sport or have been inactive in other forms of racing for a while. Then there is the Young Lions Division which is designated for the drivers between the ages of 12 and 16. Since the car stays the same from division to division, it is the driver that makes the difference!"
The Bandoleros are generally for the younger drivers, who can be as young as eight years old!!! (My 7 year old son got a kick out of that!) They start with beginner bandits, bandits, then outlaws.
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| Austin even let Caspian in his Legends car! |
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| The boys with Austin Langenstein! |
Every shootout event, they have some sort of super strange race, like the night we were there all of the local mascots had a go-kart ra
ce and the previous week was a bus race with drivers who were principals of local schools. Charlotte Motor Speedway does a great job with their kid zones, again with the tattoos that my boys love, the bounce houses, video games, and some promotional tents with giveaways.
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| Legends Pro Driver Steven Cantrell! |
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| Just hanging in the garage! |
We were privileged to get a tour of the garage from Motor Racing Outreach's own Scott Gentry and he introduced the boys and me to a couple drivers. The atmosphere in the garage was very laid back and it was interesting to see how the teams were working together to fix their cars (there had been a wreck just minutes before we entered the garage.) Everyone was super friendly and appreciative of the fan support.
Overall it was a great experience...what a great night of racing!
