NHRA

Our whole reason for going to Las vegas was that we were going to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the NHRA. Bob's friend Israel, who works for the Army Motorsports, invited us to come down and experience the drag racing and to get some VIP treatment. We spent a lot of time in the Army tent where Tony Schumacher gave a speech and we got to watch his crew work on his dragster. We also had a good lunch and were given an army hat and dog tag, which we ended up having Tony sign one. We also had a chance to meet some other drivers, Cory Mcclenathan and "Fast Jack" Beckman. Jack took us on a tour of one of his trailers and explained to us about all the parts, members of his crew, and all the money that goes into a 3 second race. This was probably one of the funnest parts of our trip and can't wait to go to another race!

Las Vegas 2009

So Bob and I went to Las Vegas for Halloween weekend. Bob's friend Israel works for the Army Motorsports and invited us to come watch the NHRA drag racing with VIP passes. Vegas was lots of fun! We stayed at the Luxor Hotel. We did a lot of walking, which I wasn't very smart in my shoe selection and ended up with a big blister on my foot. My first time gambling I put $20 in the slot machine and won $150 and bob won about another $85. We lost a little bit and then won some more on black jack and ended up even. We didn't see any shows, but we did go on the rollercoaster at New York, New York, which was our favorite place to go while we were there. We were walking down the strip and saw some people dressed up in these outrageous costumes, so Bob thought it was be fun for me to get a picture. The guy in the red was so creepy and would hiss as Bob took the picture. It was really cool to see all the costumes in Vegas, but we only dressed up for about 30 minutes and went back to our room. Bob was a Yankee ball player and I was a Fire Girl. Too bad we didn't get pictures. Next time we go I for sure want to go see a show, but we did enjoy ourselves and were glad we had the oppurtunity.