A group of seven local kids suited up, got strapped in and drove Bandolero cars around one of the tracks at Charlotte Motor Speedway as they participated in a different kind of camp this week. The camp was the second of four sessions this summer that have been put on through a partnership between Cannon Memorial YMCA and Charlotte Motor Speedway. During the week, the youth learned about motorsports by visiting the NASCAR Hall of Fame and touring the speedway. Today [Tuesday], they will visit local race shops. On Thursday, they took five laps in the Bandolero cars behind a chase car, and when they returned after lunch, they ran more laps on their own. Before taking the wheel, the youth learned about safety and the cars they were driving.(Independent Tribune)(7-18-2012)
