Saturday, February 28, 2009

And Yet ANOTHER Birthday Celebration - Happy 30th Jake!

The weekend before the Daytona 500, we went to the Las Vagas Speedway for an experience to remember. For Jake's 30th, he got to drive a stock car at 134 mph for eight laps around the Speedway!! It was insane to watch, knowing he was alone in the car and driving it so close to the walls! Jake's dad did the same, which made it a lot of fun for them to compare stats for each lap at the end.

When we arrived there was a short video and quick instructions given, then those sexy driving suits were given out, and off we went. Yes...I said WE. I got to ride-along with a professional at 165 mph, and it was awesome! Sorry about all the blurry pictures - it's hard to capture such insane motion. Hehe :) Thanks again Bill and Susi - it was such a blast all weekend! Vegas, Baby!






Ready for the first ride-along 
Feelin a need for speed





In Awe (It was really loud.)


The guys drove behind a professional, setting the pace at a max of 135. 


Whoa - Look out for the wall!


ME!


Me going 165! I win.



Studs, I know.



A delicious dinner afterwards...
All you can eat meat. 




We all stayed in a 2 bdrm condo in Vegas for the weekend...which was such a fun way to spend time together. Thanks for the experience Bill and Susi. Love you guys! 

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

It sure was a FUN weekend!! Lots of great memories. Good job getting all of your pictures posted!! Your Blog looks awesome!

Love,
Mom (SC)

Anonymous said...

Jake,
Wow! I don’t know what else to say? I want to know everything about it. I guess I’ll just have to wait to talk to you in person about this awesome experience. I hope that’s soon so all the memories are still fresh in your mind. I’m glad you had a great birthday!
Jeff

Anonymous said...

Happy birthday Jake!!!

Remember 30 is the old "29 and holding" and if you forget that just remeber the other thing. Which I can't remember.