Speedbowl14
Ryan Preece and short tracks
Hi all,
A bit of context... I am a career skier. I am a ski instructor in Utah. I go all across the country skiing. I've done insane month long trips cross the country for skiing. Day trips waking up at 4am, driving 4 hours, skiing 7 hours, then driving 4 hours back. I love auto racing with nearly the same intensity.
Now, it's time for RACING to take the center stage it deserves after decades of me being a hardcore fan. Tomorrow, I leave Salt Lake City. I am skiing in Colorado for 3 days, then visiting Kansas Speedway for NASCAR. Then it's off to Indianapolis for the Month of May. And I'll be hitting up every short track in between. I believe I have 8-10 short track events planned over the course of the next month! This is absolutely a bucket list trip. I am doing most of May solo in Indy, in an Airbnb 1/4th mile from the track. The turn 2 grandstand is literally in the background of the picture of the Airbnb. Then I have some buddies coming in for the 500. We'll be at an Airbnb 3 miles from the track and plan to just walk it.
It's pretty damn crazy. I cannot hear Back Home in Indiana without feeling goosebumps. I've already told my buddies I will probably tear up when that plays in Indy and when the cars enter turn 1 for the first time. So stoked.
I love it. With skiing it's a bit different... 130+ ski days a year... odds are one vacation will not make/break any big memories. This is the other end of the spectrum. I'm not well-off by any means but I'm putting up the coin and doing this trip right. It is sooooo exciting! I will be posting updates!
@Daytripper can't remember if we've gone over this or not, I am ss20 on ski forums if you are the same daytripper on Alpinezone.
A bit of context... I am a career skier. I am a ski instructor in Utah. I go all across the country skiing. I've done insane month long trips cross the country for skiing. Day trips waking up at 4am, driving 4 hours, skiing 7 hours, then driving 4 hours back. I love auto racing with nearly the same intensity.
Now, it's time for RACING to take the center stage it deserves after decades of me being a hardcore fan. Tomorrow, I leave Salt Lake City. I am skiing in Colorado for 3 days, then visiting Kansas Speedway for NASCAR. Then it's off to Indianapolis for the Month of May. And I'll be hitting up every short track in between. I believe I have 8-10 short track events planned over the course of the next month! This is absolutely a bucket list trip. I am doing most of May solo in Indy, in an Airbnb 1/4th mile from the track. The turn 2 grandstand is literally in the background of the picture of the Airbnb. Then I have some buddies coming in for the 500. We'll be at an Airbnb 3 miles from the track and plan to just walk it.
It's pretty damn crazy. I cannot hear Back Home in Indiana without feeling goosebumps. I've already told my buddies I will probably tear up when that plays in Indy and when the cars enter turn 1 for the first time. So stoked.
I love it. With skiing it's a bit different... 130+ ski days a year... odds are one vacation will not make/break any big memories. This is the other end of the spectrum. I'm not well-off by any means but I'm putting up the coin and doing this trip right. It is sooooo exciting! I will be posting updates!
@Daytripper can't remember if we've gone over this or not, I am ss20 on ski forums if you are the same daytripper on Alpinezone.