{"id":460310,"date":"2004-10-01T06:30:32","date_gmt":"2004-10-01T13:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=97415"},"modified":"2024-12-08T15:30:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T15:30:34","slug":"between-the-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/between-the-races\/","title":{"rendered":"Between the Races"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The last car ends its cool-off lap, sending one last snap of delicious sound echoing away across the raceway. This is when another kind of fun begins.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_689699\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-689699\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/10\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-689699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/10\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/10\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/10\/FL-PETELYONS-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/10\/FL-PETELYONS-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/10\/FL-PETELYONS-293x415.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-689699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete Lyons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the quiet aftermath of a sports car race the other day, I was asking one of the younger pro drivers about how it had gone for him, but his mind was on his next adventure. The following event was close enough to get to by rental car, rather than taking one more airline flight, and Pacific Coast scenery he\u2019d never seen would be worth the drive. Which route should he follow? What sights should he be sure to take in?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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