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Category: North Carolina

Day 7 in Charlotte, NC

Posted on July 2, 2017September 22, 2019 by Aaron Boltman

I’m catching a later flight today to do some actual exploring. Unfortunately pretty much all of the race shops are closed on the weekend.   I took an Uber to the airport and picked up a rental car to use for the day.    JR motorsports, owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Moorseville, NC had their…

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Day 6 in Charlotte, NC

Posted on July 1, 2017September 22, 2019 by Aaron Boltman

Tonight I walked to Dale Earnhardt Jr’s restaurant / bar called “Whisky River”. The food was good – and they had Yuengling on draft. Since Yuengling is still only available in certain states (only as far west as Louisiana) I always make an attempt to find it when I can.   I had the Philly…

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Day 5 in Charlotte, NC

Posted on June 30, 2017September 22, 2019 by Aaron Boltman

Tonight I walked down to Mert’s Heart & Soul for dinner.   Soul Food In Charlotte     It was one of the restaurants featured on Diner’s Drive Ins and Dives.   I had the blackened pork chops with red beans and green beans. The corn bread was the best I ever had. Normally cornbread…

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Day 4 in Charlotte, NC

Posted on June 29, 2017September 22, 2019 by Aaron Boltman

Tonight after talking to the folks at visitor information in the Convention Center I went to the Mint Museum which is open until 9 PM on Wednesdays (and has free admission at that time as well). I know what you are thinking – because I was thinking the same thing, but no it is just a…

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Day 3 in Charlotte, NC

Posted on June 28, 2017September 22, 2019 by Aaron Boltman

Noting too adventureous today. I snapped a few photos downtown during the magic hour and in the evening.   Picture below is from the park during the magic hour…. sunset was behind me. Photos below are the same, only slightly different post processing in the HDR software.      

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Day 2 in Charlotte, NC

Posted on June 27, 2017September 22, 2019 by Aaron Boltman

It was most definitely the longest day at a technical conference. The program went from 8 AM to 7 PM. Our reward was a 90 minute visit to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. It certainly brought back memories. They had Geoff Bodine’s car from 1984 (first Winston Cup win for Rick Hendrick as an owner)…

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Day 1 in Charlotte, NC

Posted on June 25, 2017September 22, 2019 by Aaron Boltman

I’m off to Charlotte, NC this morning.     I’m taking the early flight to take advantage of the day to explore – and to go to Charlotte Motor Speedway to drive a stock car….. I signed up for the 3 PM session of the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience. They had a 70% off special…

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