Racing = Happy — 2014 MetalCloak Stampede
June 12th2014
Well, that was an insane weekend.
June 11th2014
By Thom Kingston on 2014-06-11T09:16:56-06:00 | Stampede
Spidertrax | Thom Kingston | CC BY 3.0
Action, suspense, nail-biting to the very end… last weekend’s Ultra4 MetalCloak Stampede packed in more thrilling plot twists than a Tom Clancy novel. It was a racer’s race, marked now as the largest of the entire Ultra4 season outside of King of the Hammers. While the race itself spanned two days, you didn’t have to wait to the end for the excitement to begin. No, this story grabbed you at page one. Read more…
Almost forgot, The Scottish Start Line.
June 5th2014
By Thom Kingston on 2014-06-05T09:19:04-06:00 | King of the Glens
It’s day one, and as often is the case for new uncharted racing venues, drivers and spectators have that big first day unanswered question “Where to I go?”. You have to follow your instincts, and GPS, so that first racing morning I ventured off to the “official” start line, which was a solid hike from the main pits and away from pretty much everything else. It was a gamble, but man did that gamble paid off.
With Scotland’s flag in hand, Maxxis girl Rachel Robertson counted down the times, waving on each racer in 2 minute progressions. Rachel is from Glasgow, and while I found most Scottish accents easy to understand during my trip, Rachel was the exception. She was the nicest and sweetest girl I encountered the entire time, but I couldn’t understand a single thing she was saying. It was awesome.
It gets better. American racers Levi Shirley & Terry Madden were at the very end of the line, so I waited, excited to see just how they handled the accent of Glasgow. I only had the one mic, so you can’t hear Levi & Terry, but the text overlays are taken straight from the cockpit. It was a great way to start the day.