Back on track
I first started covering the NASCAR Cup Series appearances in Loudon back when there was two visits a year from the cycle and it was still New Hampshire International Speedway and owned by Alton resident Bob Bahre. Over the years, I have missed a race or two, but always try to get to the track for at least part of the race weekend. When I first starting covering these races I marveled at the monstrous undertaking that putting on a NASCAR race was and I remember being impressed at how it was pulled off. I also remembering how cool it would be to cover the races all season long, going from track to track as the series moved around the country. Since that time, I have started covering the Olympics and while NASCAR is a huge undertaking, the Olympics take that to another level. The work that goes into putting on the Olympics is like nothing else on earth, with multiple facilities, thousands of press, volunteers and staff to move around those multiple facilities is incredible. That being sa...