3" of rain, 50 MPH winds, and me and three guys trying to hold the EZ-up canopy from blowing away into another galaxy! That's how I can best describe today's racing.
I got to the track a little after 7AM and it was still dry out. As soon as I started unloading, it started to sprinkle. So I hustled up and threw up the EZ-up as fast as I could. Withing 30 minutes it started to come down heavily. "Great," I thought to myself knowing that this hard-packed track turns incredibly greasy with just the slightest bit of water. But we were about to get more than that! By 1PM, it started to come down like cats and dogs!
Lucky for me I was able to get in my first moto, take the holeshot, and finish 2nd. I would have run the race but I stalled the bike in one of the corners. FRUSTRATING!!!! I watched the other riders go by me as I struggled to get my Honda started again. Finally, I was back up and running. And what was probably just as enjoyable as the holeshot, was that I caught all but one rider that had passed me while I was stalled. And if the race was just one more lap, he would have been done!
So then comes the rain- thankfully after my moto. And it didn't stop! Literally we were standing in 3" of water and struggling to hold down the EZ-up. I was laughing my ass off and so wasn't my team manager- Dan, and friends Daryl (former NESC expert), and George. It was quite the site- 4 guys holding the canopy, 1 on top of the cooler holding the roof down, me holding down one side, George holding an umbrella to protect my back from the exposed winds and rain, and Dan holding down another side! I swear the water accumulated so fast it felt like a ship sinking. And then... they called the race. Not a bad decision! I was glad to leave and get home and into some dry clothes!
Till next time,
Patrick
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