So, let me just start off by saying VROOM!
My buddy has been getting pretty intensely sucked in to the world of auto racing. A few months ago he went to the Nascar race at Sonoma raceway and was completely hooked. Last month he brought me along for an NHRA event, also at Sonoma, and this weekend we all went to see the Indy car races. It was a great day. We got up in the morning at the asscrack of dawn (mind you, I didn’t help my situation at all by taking my ex gf out dancing the night before and didn’t get home until after 1, but that’s my fault, so the 4.5 hours of sleep I got is going to have to do) and met all up over at his house. I thought I was going to have to drive, but somehow I lucked out, and the arrangement of cars that made the most sense left me riding shotgun with another buddy’s girlfriend.
We got to Sonoma around 9, picked up our tickets at will call, and headed to the parking lot. Once we were parked, everyone pulled out camping chairs and we sat around a little gas grill drinking beer, rum and whisky while one of the guys cooked up a tritip for our brunch.
After Noon, there was an airshow by the Patriots Jet Team and then we headed up to the seats to watch the race, which kicked off after 1:30 or so.
The afternoon was spent watching racing and moseying around the concessions stands. We got to see a wreck in the chicane at turn 9 during the 80th lap. After the race we headed back down to the car and tailgated for another couple hours while the traffic thinned out, and eventually packed up and headed home. Overall, it was a grand day.