Ride Along!

Today I was given the opportunity to go to Dover for a complimentary ride-along in a old style Sprint Cup car.  I decided to go ahead and do it.  It was freaking awesome.  I was one of 200 that signed up to do the ride-along.

What a thrill!  We were only going on average 130 around the track, but man did it feel fast!  The track surface was really good.  No bumps, ruts, or dips.  I was holding my breath for a while.  Only thing I didn't get to do was drive.  That would've completed the circle.  But I will save that for another day.

My wife asked me which track was better for a ride-along:  Daytona or Dover.  Hard to say.  Each track had its own unique characteristics and feel.  Daytona was obviously more wide open and more about speed, whereas Dover we spent more time in turns. 

Working on uploading a video from today's ride-along to Youtube.

I love playoff hockey.

That is all.

4 down, 12 to go

The Caps finally remembered how to win a series in 5 games.  It was an exciting day.  This was only the 2nd playoff series win I got to witness in person.  It was awesome.  It was even better that Emily got to be there and experience it.  And she was a happy baby.  She had a great time.  She slept through the 2nd period, but the noise, the crowd, etc didn't bother her at all.

It was quite a series.  The Rangers played well in the first few games but didn't seem to have it after game 3.  They just looked outplayed and exhausted towards the end. 

It will be interesting to see who the Caps play next round.  Hopefully they can carry the momentum from this series onward.  12 wins to finish it!