Road Trippin' To Michigan

By Mark Young

Pack your bags gang it is time for a road trip, well for this Michigan boy and eleven other friends it is.  June 18th has been circled on the calendar for months now and that isn't just because it is Father's Day.  You see this is the one race each year I get a chance to go to and see in person so excuse me if I get carried away but to me race day at Michigan International Speedway is like Christmas without the presents.

This year my group has three newbies coming along and one of them is not even from the states but is here on a work visa for a year.  I can't wait to see his eyes when we pull into the track at 7:00 AM, setup the canopy, turn on the radio, set up lawn chairs, and crack open the first Bud Select.  Shortly after that I fully intend to call out to my Blog Brother Keith in Virginia to have a long distance toast as I tried for months to get him to come out and party with us. (He must be getting too old)

We don't do anything special or out of the ordinary when we go to the race, it is just the one day each year for many of us that the recliner and TV are replaced by a hard bench seat and the sights, smells, and sounds of our favorite past-time.

Tell me about your annual road trip (or trips) to the track.  Who goes with, what do you do, where do you go?

And on a personal note, Happy Father's Day to all of you Dads out there.  And to my Dad, I wish you were going with us this year, Happy Father's Day.  I hope Mom doesn't catch more fish than you.