Over in Europe, the crown jewel of Formula One, the Grand Prix of Monaco, is held earlier the same day. NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, N.C., brings the day to a close. The most famous race in the U.S., the legendary Indianapolis 500 celebrates Memorial Day with pageantry like no other event in America on the Sunday before the holiday. For racing fans, it’s an incredible weekend as three of the biggest auto racing spectacles in the world are held on that Sunday. The entire Memorial Day weekend holds fun and adventure as beaches and theme parks open. But people also take to the outdoors and their grills for the unofficial start of summer. Parades and ceremonies are held to mark the somber occasion. The Monday holiday is the day we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Of course, that had a lot to do with a lack of spectators at this hour.Race Day or Highway, Posture Tips Worthy of the Checkered Flag The atmosphere was different though the damp morning air felt refreshing, and even though cars were attacking the track just as hard as they had right at the race start, there was a sense of calm about the place. įor something a little bit different, I recorded some ambient sounds of the race, so if you’d like to feel like you’re amongst the action while you scroll through this post, hit the play button above.īy this stage I had walked 35 miles, a decent hike distance, and the previous day and night were all but a blur to me. I’d be lying if I didn’t say my whole body was already aching before the race even started, so my pace was definitely a little slower for the final 12 hours. I managed to grab around three hours of sleep at my hotel after I left the track in the early hours of Sunday morning, but the sounds of cars at full noise reverberating through the woods was the wake-up call I needed on my return for the second half of the 2022 TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa. In reality though, everyone takes a break – at least for a moment or two. There’s this idea, that when the green flag drops at an endurance race, there won’t be any pauses or rest until the very end.
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