Sometimes you just find those things that make you say, "Wow."
This story is one is one of those things.
This story is one is one of those things.
Sight has always been something that I have taken for granted, driving is too.
The Eye Rock 500 is such a great idea. Buy a cheap car and put a visually impared person behind the wheel, it sounds like great fun . . . In a controlled environment.
The Eye Rock 500 is such a great idea. Buy a cheap car and put a visually impared person behind the wheel, it sounds like great fun . . . In a controlled environment.
The blind drivers are paired with a partner who rides passenger and gives directions. Drivers and their passenger are placed on the dirt track with it's high banked curves and told to hammer it. Some zig-zag all over the track while others pull out in front.
Winners receive a huge trophy and maybe a couple of beers, but the most important thing is the fun had by all.
West Lebanon, New York is the host for this race. $1 of the $12 tickets is donated to a camp for blind children.
Here is the whole story . . .
3 comments:
Okay, this is pretty interesting. I was thinking a blog on cars was going to kind of tough for me to get into.
Ok, I have to admit that I love cars! FAST cars. I love those car shows with the shiny paint jobs, rims that will blind you and the sound of cars revving it up!! It gets my blood flowing, heart pacing and I just want to get behind the wheel and be ""Gone In 60 Seconds"!! Whoa!!
I'd like to see if Nancy (from our class) has ever heard of this?
Really intriguing--and for a great cause.
Thanks for blogging about this. Wish you yourself had written more about it in your blog post. (Review blogosphere guidelines in our course Web site.)
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