The Winston-Salem Nimrod Chapter had the pleasure of heading over to Raleigh on Valentine’s Day for a meet-and-greet with Troyski. We decided that the best way to deliver Troy’s GameStop gift card – his prize for winning our Super Bowl pool – would be to hand it to him in person! Horribly shocking, yet utterly refreshing.
Troy suggested we meet at a place called Rush Hour Karting just south of Raleigh, not too far from his home. Us Winston Folk hadn’t driven Go Karts in a great long time. Funk, D Eye, Aezuriel, and ParadoX piled in the back of my truck for the ride down I-40, all the way to a quaint, fairly nondescript warehouse-looking building. Troyski brought along two of his brothers making for eight in our group; which was perfect for a Sprint Series. The Sprint allowed for a warm-up and qualifier, followed by a 10 minute race. We went through a brief orientation (Safety First, D Eye…) before helmet selection. They gave all of us “head socks” to wear with the communal helmet, and required that we all wear neck braces. Aezuriel topped out the XXXL, but had to make do as XXXXL helmets are a special order kind of thing.
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