Walt has been to every Carb Day since 1981
My story is about Carb Day in 1992. My friends and I were just done
cruising through the Turn 4 crowd. We were heading back to the pits.
We were about 30 feet from crossing the road for Tunnel #7 when
we saw a furniture truck approaching the tunnel to exit the track.
Obviously the three guys sitting in the cab of this truck decided to
take a quick trip to the track after making a delivery. They were a
little toasted and forgot they entered the track via Tunnel #2 which
has a 15 or 16 foot clearance to handle a tractor trailer truck.
Well this guy headed down the tunnel at full speed and peeled the top
of their truck off. You see tunnel #7 has a 8' or 9' clearance which is
perfect for cars. The truck hit so hard it lifted it off of its rear
wheels momentarily. Anyway, these guys never got out of the truck and
just backed it up to head towards tunnel #2. Did it without blinking an
eye.
I always wondered how they explained that to their boss.
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