Please excuse me for a moment, because I just have to type it out:
I WAS AT THIS RACE - WOO HOO!!!
Okay, out of my system. And, just in case you were wondering, I was this overtly embarrassing at the race too.
The final two laps, with Jason DiSalvo making his move on the blue & white Gary Nixon #9 Daytona 675R, I was yelling all sorts of incomprehensibles as the bikes roared by and my friends slowing inched away from me.
What? As if the brain-rattling roar of the engines and braincell-deadening aroma of race exhaust isn't intoxicating enough. You would have done the same.
But the downside to watching a live race is that you can only see the bikes for about a blink's moment. And that's assuming you didn't blink. We visited six different point of the track, there was a blip of a video screen off on the horizon showing the race, and the announcer kept us apprised of major moves, but it didn't exactly give us a bird's eye view.
Simply put, even if they start marking exhaust scented incense, watching the race live is a wholly different experience than watching the televised version. Not that I haven't yelled at the TV: "NONONO, GO, GO, ANYONE BUT LORENZO!!!!
Luckily, this is the age of video recording and my housemate pays for a TV package that includes it. If I had remembered to program the tele prior, I would have been able to return home from Daytona and watch all the races at my leisure (doubly important as I may have missed the first races due to, um, well, it was also Bike Week and mornings came far too early.)
Except I forgot.So you'll understand why I am so pleased to be able to bring to you, video of the final eight laps of 2012 Daytona 200:
WOO HOO!!!
Huge thanks to the guys at HFL who posted the video for everyone who missed the fun!
I WAS AT THIS RACE - WOO HOO!!!
Okay, out of my system. And, just in case you were wondering, I was this overtly embarrassing at the race too.
The final two laps, with Jason DiSalvo making his move on the blue & white Gary Nixon #9 Daytona 675R, I was yelling all sorts of incomprehensibles as the bikes roared by and my friends slowing inched away from me.
What? As if the brain-rattling roar of the engines and braincell-deadening aroma of race exhaust isn't intoxicating enough. You would have done the same.
But the downside to watching a live race is that you can only see the bikes for about a blink's moment. And that's assuming you didn't blink. We visited six different point of the track, there was a blip of a video screen off on the horizon showing the race, and the announcer kept us apprised of major moves, but it didn't exactly give us a bird's eye view.
Simply put, even if they start marking exhaust scented incense, watching the race live is a wholly different experience than watching the televised version. Not that I haven't yelled at the TV: "NONONO, GO, GO, ANYONE BUT LORENZO!!!!
Luckily, this is the age of video recording and my housemate pays for a TV package that includes it. If I had remembered to program the tele prior, I would have been able to return home from Daytona and watch all the races at my leisure (doubly important as I may have missed the first races due to, um, well, it was also Bike Week and mornings came far too early.)
Except I forgot.So you'll understand why I am so pleased to be able to bring to you, video of the final eight laps of 2012 Daytona 200:
WOO HOO!!!
Huge thanks to the guys at HFL who posted the video for everyone who missed the fun!