September 23th: A trip to Dayton USAF museum. A top place with about a gazillion aeroplanes, including a load of Airforce One presidential transports that you can clamber aboard (after you sign away your rights and enter an Area-51 like hanger). Attemped a night out in the Oregon District of Dayton which involved a visit to The Dayton Bar and Grill where the following conversation took place:
    Alun:      So what are the food options ?
    Barman:    BLANK STARE
    Alun:      Are there any ?
    Barman:    Huh ?
    Alun:      Food ?
    Barman:    No Food.
Go figure. Dayton, incidentally, is an inhospitable, barren place, deviod of nightlife (or any life for that matter). So we walk about eight miles in search of some food. The resulting pig-out rivals that of the previous day.

September 24th: The first F1 GP in the US in 9 years and the first ever at Indianapolis. After narrowly avoiding a multi-car pile-up just outside the hotel (don't ask), we set off for the race at about half-past dark on Sunday AM. Due to a technical hitch (we all forgot that Indiana is an hour behind Ohio), we arrived at the track with plenty of time to spare (about four hours in fact). Thus allowing us time to relax, enjoy the warm-up, watch the Porsche and Ferrari Cup races and still get soaked in the rain. Evening activities involve eating mexican food and drinking bucketfuls of margarita.

September 25th: Another day off work -yippee ! Unfortunately its raining so we visit one of a multitude of Big Bob Evans' chains and hog out prior to a morning of extreme ten-pin bowling follwed by a flight home.


 

	Bob bemuses me with the arcane rules of yet another made-up card game in the hotel bar.Photo courtesy of Dougal.
	Doug and Dougal (cruelly known by some as old Doug and fat Doug) enjoying the Australian hospitality at The Outback Steakhouse. Photo courtesy of Dougal.
	Paul and Al decide how many starters they want Photo courtesy of Dougal.
	Confused travellers seek out entertainment in Dayton in all the wrong places (and in vain). Photo courtesy of Dougal.
	Dougal subtly hints that he'd like another drink. Photo courtesy of Dougal (but I took it).
	Me and Matt sharing a joke.Photo courtesy of Dougal.
	Catalogue shot. Photo courtesy of Dougal.
	Tasteful, Attractive and totally non-sexist (I particularly like the last one) WW2 plane decorations. Eat your heart out British Airways.
	Matt feels-up an SR-71 Blackbird
	Good thing he didn't get hold of the Stealth (he couldn't find it !).
	Disused Airfield + Rental Car + Enormous puddle = Grin factor lots. (note to self: remember to close window next time)
	Race fans Bob and Dougal brave the rain.Photo courtesy of Dougal.
	Warm up pictures Ferrari, McLaren chasing Jaguar and Arrows
	One of the Saubers
	Frentzen in his Jordan
	Wurz in his Bennetton
	Looks like Barrichello...
	and Schumaker
	with brother Ralf doing a bit of heavy braking in hisWilliams.

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