Had some last business to do in my former hometown, some furniture to move in storage. Rented a truck and drove down from Richmond. Saw something that I had seen just a couple of weeks ago, and in a previous photo here, The Memphis Belle (actually the one that was in the movie) was at Concord Regional Airport. Was good to see it again, and got a lot of good photos which I have on my photo page. There were also some neat older motorcycles which were not part of the planes arrival, but rather had just been ridden in by some bikers. Cool to see this plane...again!
There are two race shops at the Concord Regional Airport, Roush Fenway and Richard Petty. Near to the airport is Earnhardt Ganassi and also Hendrick Motorsports. In fact most of the teams in NASCAR are either in the Concord area or very close (a number of them are also located in nearby Mooresville, NC) , Unfortunately, few of the teams shops are open on a weekend, though still was fun to go by and take photos such as the one at left. Think that the race shops can be one of the coolest things to see in the area, and some of them give some amazing access to the teams: what they do and how they do it.
Took this photo while driving down Union Street, and what you are looking at is Downtown Concord. Some really cool old buildings and some interesting houses are along Union Street. It was one of the favorite drives when I lived there, and like seeing the street. It was always a good time and the street is especially pretty at Christmas when the residents really light it up.
Spent some time with my youngest son staying in his place in Kannapolis, and went to dinner at El Amigo which is one of our favorite restaurants there. Had a really good time.
On Sunday the 29th, got the truck loaded up, and headed out to breakfast at Punchy's Diner in Concord, NC. A former motorcycle riding buddy (still a buddy, though we just don't get to ride anymore due to distance) rode his Victory Motorcycle there) and we enjoyed a good breakfast at one of my favorite places for same. Always some interesting cars (such as this Cobra) drop by, and there are some trikes to be seen in the background (as there are always a number of bikes there).
Trip was a great time, had a good weekend in North Carolina and fantastic weather. I will be back in the near future for another visit.
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