Roadies

Been to a few race tracks in my time as a "roadie" following the adventures of our nephew Colin. Today was a new one.

We drove down to Jefferson (some 2 hours away, sort of near Madison) to watch him race in the third leg of the Tundra Series. Each of the 6 tracks that are part of this series are a little different in layout and length. Jefferson is a mere 1/4 mile.

The track goes right up the bleachers practically. Thankfully we saw there were bench-type bleachers on the western end so we didn't have to sit in the blazing sun today nor have to face it at sunset. So that worked in our favor.

Also working in my favor, at least, was the sunny skies so I could snap some pictures with my new camera. For the most part, I was happy. Just didn't work that great under the lights at dusk/nightfall. But that was to be expected.

It was a pretty good night for Colin, who came into the day 2nd in points for the Tundra Series. He qualified 6, finished 3rd in the heat race and took 5th in the 75-lap feature. As expected, with a track that small, there is not a lot of room to pass and there is plenty of opportunity for error – especially from the many drivers who are not used to this small of an oval.

Colin's vehicle stay intact, thankfully. So it was a good evening of racing. Other than the heat and the mosquitoes, of course.

I even got an autograph! They had a driver autograph session after qualifying so I made sure to get a nice shot of me and my favorite driver. Yeah, he's kind of a big deal. Ha. (Do you see why people think Colin and Carter are brothers?)

Was glad we got to see him in action and get home by midnight. That's how these 2 roadies party anyway.