SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025 – Post Race
Since the Super Hooligans race was first on the schedule, we had the entire afternoon to enjoy the rest of the day’s competition and entertainment. And, that’s precisely what we did! Some of us roamed around the beautiful and expansive Road Atlanta venue, watching races from various viewpoints.
I also did some merch shopping. I like to wait until I feel I’ve “earned” my swag, and now that I was officially a MotoAmerica Super Hooligan racer, and even made my way into the points championship, I figured I should reward myself with some “official” apparel. I bought a couple of shirts for me, Shanea, and Sam at the MotoAmerica souvenir booth in the Fan Zone area of the Road Atlanta complex. When the salesperson saw that I was a racer, she asked me how I did. “It was awesome! I scored 13th place in my second race!!”
Staring back at me, looking utterly unimpressed, she asked, “Um, out of how many?” Okay, so not everyone was going to be as awestruck with my performance as I was. That’s okay, no one could steal my joy today! I was determined to continue basking in my post-race serotonin bath.
After we returned to the Pit, we all pitched in and did a little cleaning to get everything ready to tear down and load up. But we had plenty of time, so we left some of the work for later and headed to the Michelin tower to see if we could sneak our way to the VIP section on the roof and watch the Superbike race. We were all still wearing our pit-shirts, looking way more professional than we actually are – thanks to our premier sponsor, Truth Be Told Apparel!!! So, when we walked into the Lobby, acting like we belonged, the lady at the desk asked where we were going. Carbon calmly and confidently told her we were one of the race teams, headed up to the roof to enjoy a bird’s-eye view of the race action. She didn’t buy it! She started to tell us that the roof was “only for VIPs,” which apparently we were not, despite my newly overinflated ego convincing me that I was the VMIP (Very Most Important Person)! But she hesitated, smirked, then said, “I didn’t see you…” Bless her!!! Maybe she realized how important we all were, after all.
The roof of the Michelin tower was the perfect perch to watch the races from. The grid was full of some of our most idolized racing superstars, as well as a bunch of our friends and acquaintances. Best of all, the racing action was intense, and we had an incredible bird’s eye view of Cameron Beaubier’s dominance of the Road Atlanta circuit.
After the Superbike race, we made our way back to Hot Pit for the final race of the weekend: King of the Baggers! But what a sh!t show! Between crashes and blown engines, there were at least three red flags. This class is a lot of fun and a fan favorite, but my AD/HD attention span was no match for the “on again, off again” Bagger’s circus this was turning out to be. So, we all made our way back to the Pit to finish cleaning up and loading the transport van while the Harleys and Indians sorted out who would be King among the few bikes remaining that managed to avoid the carnage and make it to the finish line.
After we finished our game of gear-Tetris, using every available inch of space in the transport van, we all hugged and said our goodbyes. It was clear that we were all exhausted, but still buzzing from the amazing experience we had all shared – the roller coaster of highs and lows, the fun and camaraderie, the satisfaction of a job well done and the pure elation of our unmitigated success! I am so thankful for my team – the ones who made it to this event — Carbon, Sam, Paul, and Jessica — and all those who have been instrumental in my preparation and who were rooting for me from home, including Shanea, Hailey, Denver, Jenny, Riley, and the rest of the Remix Team, and all my family and friends. Without question, I couldn’t have done any of this without all of them and their unwavering love and support. I am deeply grateful for this experience and all the memories we made. They will always be among my most cherished, and I can’t wait for the next round to make some more!!!