[tcb] Re: Trip Report - US Grand Prix (modified)
- From: singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:01:18 -0700 (PDT)
you luckey guy
--- Ronnie Hughes <fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well not the US Grand Prix, but a real trip report
> from last weekend.
>
> One of my suppliers sponsors the Ethanol IRL car.
> He invited me to Texas Motor Speedway to the races
> last Saturday.
>
> Drove to Fort Worth and checked into the Marriott
> near the track.
>
> Parked my car and found the supplier waiting at
> the Credentials building.
>
> He asked me how much was the parking? $20, he
> hands me a $20.
>
> Hands me a golf shirt & hat
>
> Get my Pit Pass and they tell me I get ot ride in
> one the Pace Cars before the race.
>
> Go down into the pits where they are preping the
> cars, get a tour by the IRL officials
>
> Go to the Ethanol tent and have free beer & food
>
> A golf cart shows up and takes me and another guy
> over to the end of pit row where we jump into a
> Honda Accord Pace Car. Davey Hamilton, that
> finished 9th in the Indy 500 this year, takes us
> around the track at about 115 MPH. He is talking to
> us like we are a stop sign and he is going around
> the track.
>
> Go back to the Ethanol tent & the two drivers,
> Jeff Simmons & Scott Sharp, for the Rahal/Letterman
> team come over and have lunch with us and sign
> autographs.
>
> Walk over to the seats where the vendor has
> headsets, radios and beer waiting for us
>
> Watch the race, our guys finish in the Top 10.
>
> Drive back to the free hotel room
>
> Vendor buys breakfast
>
> Drive home and mow the yard (back to reality).
>
> Good time, too bad is wasn't for a NASCAR race.
>
> Ronnie
>
>
>
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T.C.B.
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