December 27, 2012 Wildwood, Florida

We are still at the RV service center. We had to get up and out of the bus by 715 am. I almost died getting up that early. We went out to breakfast, then over to Ocala to the Don Garlits’  drag racing museum. The museum traces the evolution of drag racing through a collection of  200 race cars and varied memorabilia.  there is also a  museum of classic cars. I never knew how little I knew about drag racing till today.

Don was involved with a navy recruiting poster during the Vietnam era and he wanted a plane, so here is one from another museum. One of his early  Swamp rat cars.

I don’t remember  the details of these cars, but they were cool.

Speed limit-300 mph! Part of the exhibit in the engine room. There were engines there that use 85 gallons a minute! Make the RV seem really fuel thrifty.

Full  moon rising in the sunset over the RV service center.