This was my raceshool day of the Team Hammer Race Squad at the world famous Daytona International Speedway, acouple of years ago. So as a surprise to me, they had these “guest instructors”. AMA racer Chris Ulrich and former MotoGp, WSBK, current AMA racer John Hopkins. It was not mentioned before that they would be on the freakin’ track with us! How AWESOME is that? Man, my day got even better.
Now this video is special to me. Because I didn’t realize Hopkins was on the track w/ us until mid way of the 2nd warmup lap. Well I catch up tp him and as he looks back, I point as him and nod my head as if to say “I’m gonna follow you, now go!” And Hopkins either took that as a friendly gesture… or not. He then takes off like a bat out of hell! I then catch up to him, he looks back and takes off again, lol. Then I catch him again and Hopkins does a double take, realizes I’m still on him, as if to say "this fcker is still w/ me?" He then waves me on by, but he then does a screaming fly-by to me on the east banking. Awesome sht. Then I catch up to Hopkins again in the chicane. He looks back 1 more time and then blows me away for good, lol. All I can say is Thank God, I have video to back up this amazing story, lol…