it was a great day! Tom Meadows invited me to join him, his brother and his friend Ken from Houston for the day. Our schedule was similar to yours as we left Tom's house at 6:00 am and headed north to Denton for breakfast. We were at the track by 8:00 and hung out at the Panoz building for a couple hours before going into the stands and our seats.
I'm suprized you didn't mention the B1 bomber and F16's that did a fly over during the opening ceremonies. What a rush when the B1 cranked open the after burners and the whole place shuddered. That coupled with 200,000 plus fans waving the old red, white and blue and cheering like crazy. The spirit of patriotism was unbelievable!
And yes, it sure was Don and Elizabeth in one of the school cars. Check the thread started by Tom, titled Cobra #42, regarding having the TCC drive their Cobra's in the parade lap at a future event.
Even if your favorite driver didn't win the race, it was a great day in deed!
Jim
