Seattle 100 post report

The Seattle 100 Charity event I participated in was great, it was one of those days that I will keep with me for a long time. There were several celebrity riders there including Ben Spies, he is the current AMA Champion and so far this year he is pretty well kicking ass, Jake Holden Chaz Davies, & Danny Eslick. Well as as I was sitting in line to go out on the track for my session Ben Spies and the other guys roll up next to us and are let out just before the rest of us in the 100 group. I go out start doing my thing let my tires warm up for 2 laps then start going for it, down the straight I would get up to about 130 and go around a bend at the end of the straight at 110 or so, then turn 2 a long fast sweeper... Woooooo Ben Spies Motors around the outside of me like a stroll in the park, the Jake Holden go around me soooooo close it scared the crap out of me, (not literally) & it was a good scare. I have been riding for little over 10 years this was my 3rd track day and I am riding (if for so ever briefly) next to Ben Spies and Jake Holden, that to me so very cool. I cant even explain how I felt for rest of the day. Later at lunch I was getting my burger and Ben Spies cruises up to get some stuff for his burger and I got to chat with him for a minute, told him they surprised (scared) me a bit, he replies that they were trying to be good, I let him know (not so graciously) that is was good and that I can now claim I have ridden and gotten passed by Ben Spies. He trotted off to enjoy his burger, and my girlfriend got a picture of me talking to him.

After lunch there was a father/mother/son/daughter lap time where a parent and kid got to do 2 laps around the track, some squished their kid in front of them and all you could see was their little helmet and some kids rode their dirt bikes around (some with training wheels) with dad in tow. Next the Pros did 10 laps or so and we rode big fancy busses down into the "S" turns and the pros came hauling ass thru it was great for those who do not live in motorcycle culture being so close seeing how fast these guys go. I had lots of family support there, my sister told me it was alot more fun and exciting than she was expecting. Overall I would rate the day a 15 out of 10. I will post some pics once I have had a chance to go thru them.