J Turns and Donuts

April 12, 2008 12:10 am admin Enrichment, Images, Photo Hunters, The Son, Younger Daughter


Every Saturday, participants post photos based on a theme. The theme for this Saturday, April 12, 2008 is TWISTED.

Last Sunday, we went to see the Manila International Auto Show. The highlight of our trip was watching the Russ Swift Precision Driving stunt which was also our second time to watch. The children of course had a great time. They readily posed inside the twisted tire tracks made by burning rubber when Russ did J turns and Donuts. A J-Turn is a driving maneuver used to reverse a backwards-traveling vehicle so as to continue driving in the same direction, but with the vehicle pointed forward, according to Wikipedia. Donuts, well, these are 360 degrees turns that make the car’s tires screech and burn, leaving tire tracks on pavement. Exciting isn’t it?

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10 Responses

  1. teacherjulie.com » Photo Hunt : Twisted :

    Date: April 12, 2008 @ 11:38 am

    […] and donuts, no, not the edible ones. My kids certainly enjoyed the Precision Driving Stunts and here is another Photo Hunt entry which discussed briefly what J Turns and Donuts are. Thank […]

  2. -tnchick :

    Date: April 12, 2008 @ 11:48 am

    little donuts! hehe that’s perfect! =)

  3. Jenny A. :

    Date: April 12, 2008 @ 10:36 pm

    That’s a great choice! Very interesting. I never would try this myself! 😉

    Have a great weekend!

  4. Laurel Wreath :

    Date: April 12, 2008 @ 10:45 pm

    Awesome take, I love the marks on the ground.

  5. JC :

    Date: April 12, 2008 @ 10:45 pm

    Ahhh… donuts. We did plenty of those, in my youth, mostly in snow, though.

    Tons of fun!

  6. Melli :

    Date: April 12, 2008 @ 10:46 pm

    LOL! Those cars MUST have been doing some TWISTING!!! I bet that was a fun day!

  7. Liza :

    Date: April 13, 2008 @ 12:09 am

    they look like shadows, but they are tire tracks from a remote control car? really nifty! i played too 🙂

  8. Desert Diva :

    Date: April 13, 2008 @ 12:44 am

    What an interesting take on “twisted” for this week’s theme. Have a great weekend!

  9. John :

    Date: April 13, 2008 @ 4:49 am

    Great shot for the twisted theme.

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