Well we made it to El Mirage and we learned a lot about the area and the races. No. 1 Don't fly into LAX, flying out wasn't terrible though.
No. 2 It not only is pretty cold in the morning, it's pretty windy. No. 3 As far as I could tell there is no pit area per say, everybody just seems to park where they feel like it along the course No. 4 seems to be much more family oriented than Speedweek (nice to see all the kids) No. 5 everybody is just as nice and helpful as every other land speed event. No. 6 California has many different landscapes, deserts, mountains, oceans. Had a great time, Phil