Shortly after I took my motorcycle safety class a few ears ago and bought my motorcycle, I started watching motorcycle racing on TV. I mostly enjoy watching AMA racing, but I also like MotoGP and FIM. FIM mainly because the announcers are so much fun to listen to.

This last weekend marked my second annual trip with some of my friends to see the AMA races at Virginia International Raceway. It was a good time and the Formula Xtreme (which is the worst class name ever) race was spectacular. It is the only time I ever make the time to eat a pancake on a stick, which is one of the most ingenious foods ever conceived. Ashley came too and was the only girlfriend in attendance, AND it was her only weekend she didn’t have to work at the hospital, proving that she does indeed love me.

If you don’t follow motorcycle racing, it really is incredible what these people do. It is far more interesting to watch than say NASCAR or Formula-1, at least to me. I like that you can really see what each of the racers is doing to control the motorcycle and you can really see it when they are trying hard. These guys have some sort of missing “fear gene” that the rest of us don’t have.

I got some good pictures like the one here, I have yet to get the rest put online. Cullen caught a good video of a crash (the rider was ok, but upset).

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