3 posts tagged “road america”
Drove out to Road America last weekend to watch some AMA Superbike Racing. Had a fun, if very wet time. I'll post details and pics later, bu the season has officially begun. I'm riding the bicycle and the motorcycle and loving most of it.
This was Sunday afternoon. It stopped raining for about an hour, but the track was still very wet.
There was also a side car race Sunday. I guess if you're racing something no one even drives any more, you've got to have a sense of humor about it (and yourself). Note the very un-aerodynamic helmet attachments.
Five of the hundreds (literally!) of pictures I took this weekend. I'll try to clean up some more later, and I have a few stories to tell, but I'm exhausted now and have a hectic week ahead.
This is what the pit lane "garage" looks like if you have nearly infinite money to spend.
At this level, everything is branded, even the stupid grill.
Anyone can buy 110 octane racing fuel at the track. It's a steal at only $8.00 per gallon. Imagine what filling up an SUV would cost.
Turn 5 is a downhill, hard braking corner that a surprisingly large number of racers blow (you can't see the runoff area in this shot). Note bike #56 (I think it's Tony Meiring) getting sideways. He made the turn perfectly.
Katarina with all her luggage, stopping for gas on the way home. The sun finally came out and started baking the back of my neck.
