Autograph Hunting at World Superbike
World Superbike USA weekend is nearly here and I can hardly wait. (Since I can barely concentrate I figure I may as well blog about it.) Derrick and I will be in attendance. This year we’re sitting in the Paddock Grandstand at Miller Motorsports Park, which should be a very interesting and awesome change from where we have always been up to this year, down by the Tooele turn.
By the way, there is still time for you to get here, if you hurry.
Anyway, the last couple of years Derrick hasn’t been up for autograph hunting. But since we’re going multiple days this year maybe I can talk him into it. Here’s some of the autographs I’d like to collect:
- Sterilgarda Yamaha’s James Toseland, two-time World Superbike Champion
- Alitalia Aprilia’s Max Biaggi, former 250cc World Champion
- BMW Motorrad Motorsport’s Troy Corser, former Australian and AMA Superbike Champion
- Xerox Ducati’s Michel Fabrizio
- Alstare Suzuki’s Leon Haslam
As long as I’m dreaming, we might as well throw in Troy Bayliss (three-time World Superbike Champion), Nicky Hayden (former AMA Superbike and MotoGP Champion), and Ben Spies (three-time AMA Superbike and current World Superbike Champion). Maybe they’ll be there, you know, to visit, and meet me and all that.
Forecast is for rain on Saturday, which should make practice a bit difficult, but it looks like Sunday and Monday will be great days. Can’t think of anything more awesome to do on Memorial Day than watch World Superbike racing, and also think of my grandma who passed away a few years ago, and hates racing.
