Midnight Madness

Alright, I'm not going to spend a lot of time on this one, mainly because I have apparently fallen out of love with the event called Midnight Madness at Gateway International Raceway, located just over the river, in Illinois. I think I might be outgrowing it. The picture I posted above probably best explains Midnight Madness. That, and the jerk dancing below.

Midnight Madness, contrary to its name, actually starts much earlier than midnight, usually around 8 or 9 pm on select Fridays throughout the summer. Drag racing is the main event, but they also have music acts, drifting--which I can only describe as the figure skating of motor sports, please video below. People also bring their cars to display in all of their muscley, modded out glory--and I am quite aware that muscley isn't really a word. This year they also added kids doing bike stunts on ramps. In years past, a group called the Streetfighterz would do motorcycle stunts, which I really enjoyed, but they had some falling out with Gateway, so they are not performing there anymore.

I used to love this event with all of the people, the cars, nitrous mixed with the scent of hot dogs and funnel cake--but this year, not so much. Maybe it's because I was tired, maybe it's because I'm getting too old--maybe it was the fact that I really noticed that most of the patrons were punk white kids with their hats on sideways and their boxers hanging out, and this annoys me. Maybe it's because I'm a female. I have no idea.

But if you're someone that loves muscle cars, drag racing, or if you're just a white person that wears their hat sideways, the link is www.gatewayraceway.com/tickets/midnight_madness.php

Below are pictures from the night. There is also a video of one of those punk kids dancing, and it is hilarious. It was truly the best part of the evening.

Now, this guy thinks he's cool!! My favorite part is how halfway through the dance, he almost just starts to walk away, as if he momentarily came to his senses and realized how silly he looked. In the background, you will hear what sounds like the yap of a small dog--that is actually me, about to wet myself with laughter.

This is a poor example, because the guy is oversteering, but this is an example of drifting.