Nice day to ride, sunny and warm on a beautiful Sunday. Actually did more visiting then riding, spent some time seeing some good friends-but did get out to Boardwalk Billy's in University. Not only does it have a good beer selection, but also some free peanuts in the shell (and free is good, peanuts is better). Nice area there, its near UNCC so generally has a good sports crowd there. Watched some hockey on one tv, and the truck race at Rockingham (Nascar is back there are taking a few years off) and enjoyed the visit as always. A nice friendly place to spend a little time.
I rode out by Charlotte Motor Speedway, the Z-Max Four Wide Drag Race was going on. I did not want to get too close, cause the crowds were pretty impressive (and I had places to go) but love visiting the big track. Will be just a few weeks until the All-Star Race and the Coca-Cola 600 is going on there. It is a very impressive place to visit though, with a nice gift shop and a lot of things to see and do. In addition to the big track there is also The Dirt Track (went there a few times for the Flat Track Motorcycle races, unfortunately no longer held there) and of course Z-Max. That is one remarkable place and the sounds from the track of dragsters running four at a time was something to hear even from a distance. I really enjoyed the visit there, as I always do. That is my trusty Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 in the foreground, which has over the years taken me on many outstanding rides, and April 15 though a short one (around 26 miles in all) was a good one. It was just a great day to be out on two wheels!
Wanted to get a photo of this, as has been noted I am a big fan of aviation, and thought this was really a cool thing. It is the DirecTV blimp which was a big sight over the skies of Concord over the weekend. Got this photo as it made a pass overhead. Looks like a fun thing to fly-kind of goes low and slow, but that would be fun. Never have been in one, though would not turn down the chance to get up in one of them.
Sure is nice to be back in North Carolina. Have quite a few days here, and plan to get in some really good rides while I have the chance. This is a very interesting area to explore, and I plan to do some while I am in the area.
Be looking for some of those posts in the next few days, hope to bring some interesting sights your way.
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