SIMPLETON
07-09-2004, 12:59 PM
I was watchinng nascar qualifying for a ace sponsored by Tropicana, so naturally they ha dthier giant Tropicana orange baloons. Well during one of the drivers qualifying runs the weather turned bad and one of the balloons blew out ont the trackand landed into turn 4 and the driver just narily missed it. It started to blow down the front stretch. Nascar sent out one of their safety trucks and the balloon just rolld right over it. The balloon didnt stop until it got up to the start of turn 2 and got caught up in the catch-fence.
The balloon actually got more response from the crowd than the whole day before that
Statistics on the balloon:
length across: 16-20 feet
estimated weight: by my guess 5-10 pounds
top speed: depends how fast the wind is going
The balloon actually got more response from the crowd than the whole day before that
Statistics on the balloon:
length across: 16-20 feet
estimated weight: by my guess 5-10 pounds
top speed: depends how fast the wind is going