- SHANNA GILLETTE, SASHARAEPHOTO.COM
Ah, spring is here. Days are finally longer than nights, trees are in bloom and once again the St. Petersburg waterfront is full of … the wail of 2.2-liter V6 turbocharged racing engines and the smell of the 660 horsepower worth of burnt ethanol fuel that they expel.
Yeah, I have to admit that for a gearhead like myself, it is nice to live in the city that is the annual home to the inaugural event of one the best racing series in the world, The Izod Indycar Series.
In accordance with the instructions in a media invite, I arrived at the track on Wednesday morning for what seemed like a unique opportunity.
This article appears in Mar 22-28, 2012.