[Jackknife]

Well, I am really looking forward to this weekend. I love 'The Lady In Black'! A buddy and I went there in '01. What a great place. On another note, here's a link to pics of me at 'Dega last Sunday for the Petty Ride-Along Experience. Words connot fully describe what it was like. The turns were like a centrifuge. Three laps made me all wobbly when I climbed out ...... I can't imagine what 500 miles is like!! I asked my driver, Shaun, how fast we'd hit. He said, "Oh, about a buck-68 to 70." I said, "LET'S GO!!" Our car, the #19 Sadler Dodge, followed the other Ride-Along car, the #8 Bud car. I was really glad I was in the second car, as I was able to sense what the draft feels like when he'd pull behind him. Down the backstretch, they were weaving back and forth like they were blocking and trying to pass. They also took turns heading up to the wall in the turns. I could almost reach out and touch the fence in turns 3 and 4. The G-forces were WAY more than I expected. In turn 2 on the last lap, Shaun rode the rim, then turned hard left and headed down the hill of the turn like a classic old slingshot. I could hear the motor winding up!! I fully recommend all of you to at least do the Ride-Along at a track near you. Check out the schedule at the Petty Experience site.

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[cripplecreek]

I live just a few miles from Michigan international speedway. My neighbor’s brother in law is a former ARCA and occasional Busch series driver (Bill Ebersole). Ebersole is the president of the Track Time driving school at MIS but I’ve never done it.

[glock rocks]

Outstanding! Great pic there... I probably wouldn’t sleep for a day from the adrenaline rush from that. You of course asked Shaun if you could give er a spin, eh?

And, you did stop at Dreamland-BBQ for ribs afterwards, right?

[GBA]

Great pic and story! I don’t know what you had to do or to pay for that ride, but it sounds like it was more than worth it!

[steveegg]

Outstanding!