My Ratsun on the Beach course at Daytona !!!!

[Rutroe]

Ok, well, techincally I was about a mile north of the former North Turn of the beach course, where there now resides an amazing restaurant filled with tons of NASCAR history and I actually met a former driver while I was there named Cotton Owens who used to race on the course. He had some great stories...

 

I did a little historic tour of Daytona Beach for NASCAR.com and the video will be up on Wednesday I believe. I'll add that link once it's finished...

 

We did snap a couple of pictures to show everyone. Driving on the beach was nuts...such a cool place.

 

Enjoy !

 

 

>>>>>>EDIT >>>>>

 

Check out the video !!!!

 

http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2010/speed/rutledge_at_large/02/10/cup_day_rut.nascar/index.html

 

 

 

[exit64]

Now that's a clean looking 521. Any shots of the interior?

 

Nevermind, I just found your other thread. Welcome to Ratsun.

[Pacific coast Datsun]

Now thats a kool place for pix :cool:

[Bob3]

Looking good Rutledge! :thumbup:

 

Let me know when you'll be in Colorado.

 

Bob

[The datsun kid]

DUDE!!! i didnt know that was you?? ive seen you on speed hella times u were backstage at the bud shoot out with mark matin i think wow dude thats cool your in to datsuns!(i cant wait to get one)!

[Rutroe]

Added the video link as promised ! Hope you enjoy !!!

[fisch]

That was freakin great Rut! Thanks for repping a 521!

[Skib]

Added the video link as promised ! Hope you enjoy !!!

 

 

:D all thos driving shots of the datto where sweet! food looked good too :lol:

[Roadracer Al]

Nice video. Brings back memories. I used to go down there for the motorcycle races, which just happened to coincide with the giant Harley bike week thing. It always amazed me that you could ask 90% of the HD guys how bike week started, and they'd know that there was beach racing, but didn't know that the premiere race in US motorcycle road racing was occurring at the speedway, and was the uninterrupted continuation of the beach racing!

[shancerlelby]

Haha right on man, nice to put a face to the ride! you'r quite the tv personality, no wonder you drive a rig with alot of character! How hot was it driving around in all black inside a flat black datsun? :blink:

[Rutroe]

Thanks guys...I'm really glad you liked it. I bought the truck and the next day started trying to figure out how I could get it down here since we're in Daytona for almost 2 weeks.

 

The truck really hasn't been very hot yet, I think partly because it's been so cold. That was one of the nicer days we've had and I just kept my arm up on the window opening most of the time. With the windows down and the vent open, it's really nice.

 

But then again, ask me in August when it's back in GA and I'm sure I'll have something else to say about it.

 

If you guys liked the piece, there's some other fun stuff that I've done on NASCAR.com and YouTube. Some of my favorite stuff on NASCAR.com is when I did the "Ponytail Express" last year with my friend Kyle Petty and I rode in a sidecar hooked to his Harley for 6 weeks. He's hilarious so there's some good stuff in there.

 

Thanks again,

Rut

[mklotz70]

I found the Ponytail Express vids....friggin' hilarious!! Awesome stuff Rut! Thanks for pointing them out!!!! Thank God for censor blips on the surfing clip!!! :blink:

[CharlieBucket]

It is so cool seeing the 521 driving around in the clip! i once went to daytona to buy my toyota crown and i drove it out on the beach, brings back fond memories of a wild day i spent in town! I am going dig up all your clips, when i get off work tonight.

[Rutroe]

Thanks Charlie !

 

It's a really weird sensation to drive on sand that deep...reminds me a little bit of driving in snow. Fun times though.

 

Thanks everybody for checking it out

[Madness]

Awesome :thumbup:

[Roadracer Al]

For the chronically lazy, you could post links to the Ponytail Express vids.

[mklotz70]

http://www.nascar.com/video/features/tnt_roadtrip/index.html