My brother was tasked with shooting photos. I'd have preferred to get a few more pics, but what can you do? I was too busy running video, because I have bigger plans
Ok, the event was held at Michigan International Speedway. It's a 2 mile, 18* banked oval in southern MI.
If you've ever been to a major race track on race day, it's an amazing event. People and media and sights and sounds on a scale you don't usually experience. Your average football or baseball game is nothing compared to the scale of a NASCAR event in terms of both size of the venu and the number of people present. It's enough to cause sensory overload. So going to the track on a weekend when there's maybe 100 people there, and only about 8 race cars running is quite a different experience all together. A lot of our spectating was done from the roof of the corporate suites, or right along pit road. Being able to wander around the track and see things that are normally only seen by the media and the race teams was also a treat.
For an overview of the event, click here
Shot from the top of the suites. Rookie drivers getting their final instructions.
View from the suites, watching another lucky person go past at somewhere north of 120mph. These cars sound amazing
Dad all suited up and ready to drive. Mom talking to someone out of camera
One of the race cars sitting in the garage.
The MIS Media Center prior to the start of the welcome meeting
Dad posing with the RPDE promo car. This was also used as one of the instructor cars
At least I got to sit in one!
Looking down pit road towards turn four.
The start/finish line and victory lane, viewed from the outermost pit wall
All business in here. Note the camera on the dash. You can buy a video of your drive. Also note these are modified 2-seater cars. The right seat is used for ride-alongs with an instructor
Looking along pit road towards turn one
Instructor and student exiting turn four
Dad getting strapped in. He was cranky that he had to drive a "Ford"
I told him to watch it, because my Ford Focus got him there 
Dad leaving pit road. He later said the clutch was pretty easy to handle
Dad coming out of turn four around 120 mph. His peak speed of the day was 137
All in all, it was a very cool day. I wish I had a few pics of the back stretch of the track as viewed from the top of the suites. It's a cool view. That'll have to wait until I figure out what to do with the video.
His fastest average speed over a single lap was 120. His peak speed was 137 mph, both on his last lap. That doesn't sound very fast, but it's really a whole different experience driving one of these the first time. Most of the people there didn't make it over 140. If I understood correctly, the only people who were allowed to go faster than 140 were people who had done it before. The ride-alongs with the instructors were only going 160-165. Consider that the actual race drivers typically run average speeds over 200 mph here.
Even if you're not a NASCAR fan, I definitely recommend this. I want to go back and do it myself one day. I haven't seen my dad this happy in a VERY long time. It was absolutely worth it.
