Ahhh, this picture makes me think back to when my brother and I would take a spin on the Ferris Wheel (F.W.) at the fair. Only, my brother would be rocking the seat with all his might and I would be screaming at him to not rock the seat because it scared me, which led to far greater rocking. You get the idea. I think those moments with him on F.W.'s scarred me for life.

In any event, I looked beyond my uneasiness and did it for you. I got in my seat and got ready to buckle myself in when the man running the ride told the kids above me to not rock their seat too hard. What? Why? Is it not safe? Uugh.

The mission: To see if you can see the entire track from the top of the F.W. I paid my five bucks, which went towards the local New Hampshire chapter of the Speedway Children's Charities, and then I asked the man if he would stop me up on top so I could take a few shots. Here's the answer:

That is what you see up there without zoom from the camera. I wish the pine trees weren't there you might be able to see a bit more. You can see a little bit of turn three.

I will say that going into this mission, I didn't think I would be able to see anything. From the ground, the F.W. barely looks like it is high enough to see above the I-lot parking lot.

I actually thought the more impressive view was to my left. It was the view of the campers and motor homes:

Seriously folks, would you just look at how many there are?! Wow.

I made it safely back to the ground. Here are a few more sights:

I was a bit intimidated walking through the tunnel and having these two big rigs coming towards me.

Big day tomorrow. Depending on the weather, I will be getting a ride in the pace car with Brett Bodine sometime around 9:00 a.m. Then I am off to a meet and greet with Juan Pablo Montoya. I'll try to take some video of that. Hopefully I am done with the pace car in time to do the meet and greet.

That's it folks, I'm going to call it a day. I'll be back tomorrow.

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