Whilst in South Carolina to visit my brother, we spent the day in Charlotte at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The exhibition was very well presented with lots of interactive exhibits that included a simulated ride in one of the cars around a NASCAR track.

NASCAR originates from the days of prohibition when alcohol was outlawed in the USA and the locals, who made their own brew, were out pacing the police who were chasing them in their cars. The locals made their cars faster and faster and by the time prohibition came to an end, stock car racing had become a popular sport. Following lots of accidents, some fatal, the decision was taken to put some order into the sport and NASCAR was born.

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