Another busy weekend. Saturday was spent running errands, driving all over Denver a lot of which was a waste of time. Had some good company though and was able to acquire a new pair of boots and gloves for the track. Saturday night was spent filming Ben's wedding. One thing I can tell you is that I'm getting pretty used to weddings although his proved difficult to shoot. I was beat Saturday night but had to pick up a few groceries for Sunday.
Sunday came. Woke up at 7:30 and took a shower. Made some coffee. Waited for Greg. He finally showed up and we proceeded to drain the coolant on the bike. That actually went pretty smoothly. Took a little longer then expected so we decided we had to meet Grubbs and Sam at the track. The real fun came when we loaded the bike in the truck. Getting it up there wasn't too hard we just looked like a couple monkeys strapping it down. It was secure enough to make it to the track without anything falling out though.
Made it to the track, paid, and got a quick lesson from Steve on body position, flags and such. Suited up and jumped on the track. I wouldn't necessarily say I was nervous, I was just focused. Followed Grubbs on the track and it was amazing how much different it is. Things came so much quicker. Had to focus on speed, breaks, body position, line, etc. When we got off the first session, I was literally shaking. Not out of fear, but out of such intense adrenaline.
I started off slow but as the day went on, I was becoming faster and faster. Had a few close calls, went off the track once at the corkscrew which turned out to be not too big of a deal. It was a great learning experience and I can't wait to get back out there.
Greg asked, "so how was it?" "Like the most intense roller-coaster you've ever been on and you could fall off at any moment!"
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