Esikhathini esiningi, umjaho we-Sonoma uhambela ama-NASCAR amasha kakhulu, esheshayo, kodwa kanye ngonyaka abakwa-racers besikhathi esidlule bafika usuku lwabo. Zonke izinhlobo zokubamba iqhaza kwamagilebhisi, kuhlanganise ne-Formula One racer, izimoto zezemidlalo ezikhiqizwa ngamasheya, ngisho ne-Sunbeams encane yama-classic.
Umcimbi
I-Historic Motorsports Festival ngumcimbi waminyaka yonke ohlanganisa izimoto ezingaba ngu-300 zama-racing, kusukela ekuqaleni kwawo-1900. Ukuzilolonga kwenzeka ngoMgqibelo ekuseni, ukuqeqeshwa ngoMgqibelo ntambama neSonto ekuseni, kanti izenzakalo ezinkulu zokugijima zizokwenzeka ngeSonto ntambama.
Izinhlanga zenzeka eNkundleni ye-Sonoma engamakhilomitha angu-30 enyakatho yeSan Francisco. I-Vintage Car Festival Festival ibanjwe edolobheni laseSonoma ngoMgqibelo kusihlwa.
Ukwenza umcimbi ube mnandi ngisho nakakhulu kulabo abathanda izimoto zakudala, i-paddock ivulekile emphakathini, lapho ungathola ukubuka okuseduze kumishini, ubukele abashayeli balungiselele ukugijima bese bekhuluma nabanye abanikazi.
Ukwelashwa okungeziwe kuyindawo yokudla, ukukhonza iwayini- nokudla okunambithekayo, okufaka phakathi kwentengo yokungena.
Ukuthandwa Nokungathandwa
Lo mjaho wemoto we-vintage uthandwa nanoma ubani othanda izimoto zakudala ezithatha iqhaza.
Ukuvuna akusho ukuthi kuyadala futhi kuthulile, futhi ukuduma kweenjini kungaba nomngcele ekuthubeni. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uthanda kangakanani ubuhle be-classics, ungahambi uma uzwela umsindo. Uma ufuna ngempela ukubona futhi awukwazi ukuthatha umsindo, ungazama ama-earplugs, kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi akwanele ukuvimbela yonke umsindo.
Silinganisa i-Historic Motorsports Festival 5 izinkanyezi ezingu-5 ku-5 kunoma ubani othanda izimoto zakudala nokugijima. Kwakungenye yezinsuku zami ezimangalisayo kakhulu ezimnandi kakhulu.
I-Factory ne-Crowd Factor
Ithrekhi ingu-12-turn, umjaho womgwaqo wama-2.22-mile ophethe yonke imicimbi yezemidlalo, kuhlanganise nezinhlanga ezinkulu ze-NASCAR.
Isikhungo sama-acre angu-900 esinemibukiso eminingi yezwe kanye newayini lewayini elihle kangangokuthi ungalahlekelwa kalula kuzo futhi ukhohlwe ukubuka umncintiswano.
I-Historic Motorsports Festival idonsa isixuku esincane esilingana nobukhulu besakhiwo, futhi ungakwazi kalula ukuzulazula futhi ubuke ezindaweni ezihlukene, kuhlanganise nezihlalo ezikude ngemuva komugqa wokuqala / wokuphela. Indawo yokudla igcwele isikhathi semini, kepha hhayi ngokungazelelwe.
Amathiphu
Uzoba khona isikhathi esingakanani lapha kuxhomeke ukuthi zingaki izinhlanga ozibukayo. Sichitha amahora angaba ngu-5, sibuka izinhlanga ezimbalwa, sithola okuthile okudliwayo, futhi sibheka izimoto ku-paddock.
Ithrekhi ilanga lonke futhi ingaba yomoya. Letha isikhwama esizohlala, izibuko zelanga, isikrini selanga kanye nejacket eyengeziwe uma kwenzeka efiphele. Letha amanzi. Ilanga lizokwenza ube yingxenye yesithathu kunokuba ungalindela futhi kuyabiza kusayithi.
Izihlalo eziyinhloko ezinkulu zokungena ngakwesobunxele bokuqala zilungile ukubona ithrekhi nezimoto njengoba zihamba. Kodwa ukubukwa okungcono kakhulu okubukeka kuvela ku-grandstand ngaphezu kokuphenduka kokuqala. Sasikujabulela ukuhamba nxazonke ithrekhi nokubuka kusuka ezindaweni ezahlukene.
Okuyisisekelo
I-Historic Motorsports Festival ibanjwe njalo ngoMeyi noma ekuqaleni kukaJune.
Ungathola ulwazi oluthe xaxa mayelana nomkhosi wonyaka, kufaka phakathi izinsuku namathikithi kwiwebhusayithi ye-Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival.
Amathikithi asekuqaleni ayatholakala, kodwa ungakwazi ukungena kalula ngosuku lomncintiswano ngaphandle kokubhuka. Ukupaka mahhala.
Indlela Yokuthola Lapho
I-Raceway itholakala enyakatho yeSan Francisco, eduze nomgwaqo we-Highways 121 no-37. Ngesikhathi umcimbi omkhulu we-NASCAR ungadla umgwaqo wamamayela eduze naleso sigaba, i-Historic Motorsports Festival ayikwenzi i-traffic jams.
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