A spectator’s take on the ride along

Kent looked quite the part when he got on that drivers suit, the helmet and his shades! With what must have been pretty good instruction, he even made climbing into the #3 car through the window look like something he did all the time. They buckled restraints and put on the Hans device — it looked like the real thing happening in there. The window mesh went up on both sides and the engine roared to life. In a flash they disappeared down pit road and before long around turn 1. I was in the pits so I could only hear the acceleration and deceleration, not see progress around most of the track. The next thing I saw was the nose of car #3 coming out of turn 3. They tore by and disappeared again leaving only the sounds of their progress. They flashed by again. Ride over, Kent smoothly climbed out and flashed a pretty happy smile. It looked like he’d had fun to me!

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