Remember the Gremlins?

(Ash) I may be dating myself in this diatribe but remember the movie Gremlins? I do, not real well, don't own the DVD or anything, but I remember there was something about the furry little creatures not having water and/or seeing sunlight. If memory serves, there was a reason for that. With this in mind: Welcome RaceFans to Talladega, Aluhbama, USA, day 2!
Back on I-20 again, a much more congested I-20, I am almost to the temporary metropolis. The thing about the slow traffic headed toward the Speedway (note: the State seems to be doing roadwork every time there is a major race) is that with all the RVs, trucks pulling trucks, cars pulling trailers with PortaJohns strapped in, etc., the slow moving traffic becomes a source of entertainment! If I had been writing this, say 8 years ago, I would have bought stock in KIWI shoe polish. Anyway, passing the time I enjoyed reading the various, um, phrases, driver numbers, 'Dega or BUST!, Gitter Dun, and an assortment of other "polished" phrases adorning the convoy. Looking at some of the car tags, from as far away as Canada, I am just amazed. (I shouldn't be, football in the south is very similar.) Several "vehicles," and I use that term loosely, hailing tags from mostly the mid-west and north, bearing a great deal of rust, bondo, and bald tires- also 'Dega bound, are of special interest. I have to wonder how the 10 individuals packed into the El Camino could 1) know about this place (nevermind) 2) how did that car make it 800 miles 3) the cost of gas alone was enough money for new tires 4) how can/did they afford these outrageously priced tickets, and finally 5) where the *** are these pleople staying/sleeping? (That is the ones without motor homes.)
Kinda makes you think, huh!
Wow, I got off the Gremlins subject- just a "smidge" as we say in the South. Anyway, finally I am back on Speedway Blvd. and of course the place is just as I left it yesterday, with one exception: The people, tents, vendors, campers, fires and all have multiplied-- just like those Gremlin creatures did in the movie. Not stopping to "enjoy," there is more than enought time left for that, I quickly head off to my little cocoon; The Media Center. I need time to think!
Happy Motoring.