In the morning we got up and went to watch some of the races that were going on at the different tracks around the Utah Motorsports Complex. Right outside our door there was a speed bike race. It was crazy to see how fast they were going and how they would graze the floor around the corners!
Next, we saw a go kart race. Little kids (looked like 10 and under) driving these fast little karts. Future race car drivers for sure! Then, we went over to the car race track. First, we saw a super car race (Lamborghinis, Porsches, etc.). The lambo won. The next race was sports cars (Camaros, Corvettes, Mustangs, and even a Mini Cooper). I think the Camaro won that race. Finally, it was the Miatas. But, there was a Lotus (a car I had never heard of) and two BMW’s racing along with them for some reason. The Lotus won and a BMW came in 2nd.
After all that excitement, it was time to leave. We would have never visited the Motorsports complex if it wasn’t for the Night Lights event. But, I’m so glad we did! It ended up being a super cool place. You can even rent go karts when they’re not having races. Maybe we’ll get to come back and do it sometime.
On the way back to Salt Lake City we stopped to take a look at the Great Salt Lake. I had heard that it is the 2nd saltiest lake in the world, behind the Dead Sea in Israel. It was quite a long walk in the heat to get to the shore. Along the way we saw lots of dead birds and once we got to the waters edge the smell of death was unbearable! We could only stand there for a second and then we started making our way back. Nothing like the Dead Sea in Israel!
Once we got back into town we stopped in at the gym and worked out. Then I took a good, long, hot shower in the locker room (something I haven’t had in a long time since the hot water heater in the RV is only 6 gallons and we’ve been dry camping, so we’re having to conserve water as much as possible).
Afterwards we had dinner at a sushi place nearby. Jimbo doesn’t eat sushi which means I don’t get to eat it that often, so this was definitely a treat! To my surprise, this place had my favorite sushi roll on the menu (spicy tuna on crispy rice)! It was Father's Day and at the table next to us was a father having dinner with his son. I hadn’t really thought much about Father’s Day since my dad is in heaven (I pray). But, then I got the sense that I was on a Father’s Day dinner date with my Heavenly Father and the fact that they had my favorite sushi roll was His way of saying “I love you!”