Another crossed off my bucket list

Went to a pep rally at Atlanta Motor Speedway today.

Grit Chips and Great Clips are co-sponsoring the August 31st race at AMS

http://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/events/nascar_nationwide_series_night_race/

Whilst the Great Clip managers from 127 stores were indoors I was driving the 42 foot behemoth RV around the track YEE-FRICKIN-HA!!!

Got on the track at the beginning of turn 3. As we came off turn 4 the AMS rep on board, Alison a lovely young woman, asked me to stop right on the finish line for a photo op. Throwing out the anchor on the RV is like bringing the USS Yorktown to a sudden stop - it aint happening - so I had to go around again - snigger snigger - that's my story and they believed it.

Did have to stay on the flat on the inside of the track. 40 mph around the turns got the passengers, including my boss/friend a little nervous and zipping it up to 60 on the straights got them a tad twitchy

If the RV hadn't been loaded with goodie bags I'd carefully prepared the turns would have been faster. Having to reassemble 200 bags each containing 1 each of the 4 Grit Chip flavors would have been jolly annoying!

Without that risk I reckon the turns could have been at 50mph and the straights pushing 70.

Of course with less fuel and water on board the RV would have gone faster.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW0MN3b32Vs#]

Motorcycle ride June 27th 2013

I met up with a group of mainly V twin cruisers and a smattering of sport tourers.

Unfortunately their route seemed to be one of mainly straight lines joined by right angles.

It only took a few miles before I peeled off down a curvy two lane back road which I knew led to even curvier roads less travelled.

Eventually I found myself on a country road with no painted lines to disfigure the rough surface. This degraded to a gravel road.

I have travelled hundreds of miles on dirt/gravel roads over the years and I know when to stop and retreat if the going gets too rough.

Looking ahead

 

A quick paddle and exploratory depth finding with a long stick and full speed ahead.

Looking back

Slightly damp

Car show Saturday June 26th

The owner of the storage facility where the SS Grit Chips is stored organizes a car show 2 or 3 times year.

This past one I had the SS Grit Chips on display handing out samples of the 4 different flavors.

A photo doesn't do the metal flake paint justice.

Then this behemoth arrived. It's a 6 year body off frame restoration where each nut and bolt has been cleaned. This car is of Pebble Beach quality.

It's longer than a Chevrolet Suburban.