HOT, HOT, HEAT!
I knew that it got hot in Alabama, but I was completely unprepared for ambient temperatures above my own body’s operating temperature. I couldn’t drink enough water to stay hydrated, and at some point I decided that I hated the taste of all liquids we’d brought with us and wandered around drinking lemonade from a vendor stand. Expensive lemonade, I might add. And I walked into a shower fully clothed to try and cool off. That’s how hot I got.
Complaints about the heat and its effects aside, I had an AMAZING time at Barber. I’d never ridden this track before and had heard the nickname “Alabama Roller Coaster” before, but now I know it lives up to the name!
I… did not do well at this racetrack. It’s flat as a pancake in the Chicagoland area, it takes me a while to get used to blind turns and massive elevation change!
More updates to come after the pictures arrive…