Crowds are pouring in to Sparks for the annual car parade and drag race. Smoke fills the air with the smell of diesel.
"It’s amazing... It’s the first time I’ve worked here... And it’s really fun" -Michelle F.
The National Anthem starts and the wind blows as engines roar.
There is a race where a four cylinder shuts down the V-5 and another where a Buick Skylark 455 takes it. A man in the crowd screams at the fastest match. He says, "that’s going to be fifty dollars a tire.”
The announcer: "I think he's going to be stuck paying for dinner tonight."
The Camaro wins. “Thanks for coming out to the Nugget…!”
Citizen’s Forum Contribution by Dani DeRosa