Arriving at S.I.R. we could tell that they were beginning to ready themselves for the upcoming 12 hour race that was just a few weeks away. Since the last time I was there had been a gift shop and information center added so we parked the bikes and went in.

Inside we found one of the diesel powered Audi Le Mans Prototype cars on display as well as all sorts of memorabilia for $ale. We passed on buying anything because quite frankly they were way too expensive for our tastes. However, while inside Bryan and I both heard the unmistakable sounds of high revving race engines being run, and run hard! Hot damn!


We asked the ladies working the the gift shop what was going on and they told us that the only thing they knew of that it might be was a driving school. Most of theses schools utilize production based cars and Bryan and I both knew that wasn't what were we hearing. So we got on the bikes and rode around the streets that lead to the back side of the industrial park and airport to see what was going on.

Here's what we found;

Neither of us are huge open wheel race fans, but it was obvious that it was an Indy car test session going on. We couldn't figure out if it was a single team (Penske maybe) test, an engine test (all were Honda powered) or a tire test.

Whatever was going on, they were only using the back side of the race track and were definitely hauling the mail. Those things had incredible corner speed and held the track like nothing I've ever seen. Very impressive.

After about an hour (or so...) we left S.I.R. and worked our way up US 27 to Frostproof, and rode by the house where my family and I lived for a time, then continued up old 27 through Babson Park and into Lake Wales where we stopped for the night.