23 July - The Birthday!

Today was the best. Bikes, beer and birthday, the 3 B's.

We started early in the morning, left by 7 and got to the track by 9. There was so much to do and see. We came prepared because the morning was cold but we were told it was going to be hot, they were wrong there, it was going to be F**** hot.

We did a bit of shopping at the 100s of bike stands. There was cool stuff everywhere, a shame that we couldn't get some stuff to take back home, but things were too big to lug around the numerous countries we are going to.

Also, with the luck of my birthday, I won a raffle. Free hat and t-shirt was mine! Though I was the 20th name read out of the hat, but I was only the 5th there so I got it. Mwahahaha.

We watched a bit of the practice session which was pretty good. Then we saw some Moto X stunt riders, again amazing.

After that we headed up to the grandstand to our seats. They cancelled one of the pre-races before Moto GP due to the heat, and we had to hide under the grandstand to get some shade. It was unbelievable heat, well over 100 degrees again. The hottest we have ever felt, sweaty was definitely a new look. We were so hot in the sun that we had to put clothes on to stop from getting burnt. My forearm actually began to bubble and boil, not a pleasant experience.

But then the race started. So good. We were on the start finish straight, opposite the pits and a big screen TV, a perfect spot. They all started off well, no crashes on the first bend, Nicky Haden the american lead for most of the way but always with someone up his backside. Rossi started 10th and then moved up to 4th before his bike blew up. He was not a happy bunny whatsoever. We could also see the podium and the presentations which were awesome.

After the race we did a bit more shopping then climbed up a hill to see the famous corkscrew turns. We climbed the wrong hill, which was a pain in the hot butts of ours. We then climbed the right hill and got to see some of the other race from the corkscrew turn.

The day was so good. Thank you Sarah for the tickets. An excellent birthday, I reccomend it. Even the near riot in the queue to get the bus back didn't tarnish it a smidgen. Nor losing the rental car at the park and ride could tarnish anything too.
Enough bikes now I promise... until september...

Laters

Pricey