First off, I'm aware that I'm not as tan as I might appear in the image above (thanks for pointing it out, Mom). Secondly, I'm nervous.

Why? I'm not exactly sure. I've done hundreds of video reports from dozens of dirt tracks around the country and never thought twice about it, but something about a blog has me thinking I'm in over my head. With the video, I get to let the images speak for themselves, but with this, unfortunately (as my wife will tell you), I'm the one speaking for myself, which MORE