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March 14, 2019

Monster Energy AMA Supercross Round #4 (Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum), Oakland CA


What. A. Day. And for sure, this is a whole day. You can arrive to the Fan Fair (team pits) at noon, spending the afternoon watching all the goings-on, checking out vendors, trying out stuff... and then head into the stadium about 6pm for the start of the racing, which itself goes for 3-4 hours. That's a whole day folks. You can cram in 6-8 hours of supercross action, no problemo.


I started in the fan area, where I find the pits to be the most interesting, especially scoping out the vintage bikes and watching the mechanics work on their riders' bike(s).








Then head into the stadium proper (this is where the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders and Oakland A's play their home games) for refreshments and finding the seats...


No...

Warmer...

Yes!

Although it was clear, being in the 2nd row has it's advantages, but one of them is not being able to see the whole race/track. Advantages include being able to really see the riders fly over the jumps, smell the fumes (very unique smell) and see things at a more close-up level in general.

Lights down for Star Spangled Banner and rider intros...


"Fans, please turn on your phone's flashlight to light up the stadium..."


Watch out, flamethrowers!


Now, let's get to the racing...











Great product here. Well-done event. The only thing that could top it off is a hot-fudge sundae - I don't suppose you have one of those too? What, you do?!










October 10, 2017

Dane County Fire Chiefs Association, Fire Truck Parade, Madison, WI


Did you know the week in October with the 9th in it is usually reserved for National Fire Prevention Week? Well, to kick it all off, the fire departments in the Madison area get together on the Capitol square to show off their trucks and meet the public. It was a really cool thing to notice from above (while outside on Capitol tour) and then walk down and see up close.


Everyone was really friendly and kids and adults alike could sit in some of the trucks and check out the equipment. They had 26 vehicles from 23 area cities in attendance and it took up about 1.5 blocks of the Square.

















Awesome event for anyone and everyone that's easily impressed by the commitment and service of our nation's fire personnel.

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