Disappointment

This morning we took off for the Jelly Belly factory.  The factory is in Fairfield about an hour away but we took a detour through Napa for breakfast.  Susan and I have been to the factory 2 times prior to this.  A couple of years ago we came through here with Landen and toured the factory.  Unfortunately it was a weekend and the workers were off for the weekend so the factory was quiet.  It’s what they call a “Quiet Tour”.  I planned this time during the week so the factory would be active.  Wrong!  This is the time of year they stop production and do repairs and cleaning.  Not only was the tour a “Quiet Tour” but all the equipment was covered so there was even less to see this time.  I give up.

 

Every time we come to this Elks I have noticed a shop next door that appeared to be a race shop where they build and work on Porsche and Aston Martin Race cars.  I decided to check it out this time so Landen and I went over.  It turns out I was right.  This is the TRG shop, which stands for “The Racers Group”.  They race at Laguna Seca, Long Beach, 12 Hours of Sebring and others.  The team has posted the most wins of any in the Grand-Am Rolex Series with 28, including the 2005 and 2006 Rolex Series GT championships; three wins in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and a single victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France.  After asking if they gave shop tours they said, The shops through those doors.  Make yourself at home.  If you have and questions feel free to ask someone.  So Landen and I entered the shop. 

 

 

He spotted this NASCAR and asked about it.

 

They tried NASCAR for one season and decided to stick with the Aston Martins and Porsches.  We even got to checkout the inside of a race hauler.  This was a pretty cool experience for Landen.