Day 1 - Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix (San Jose GP)

I've never been to a live open-wheel racing event and was pretty excited for this weekend to start. First off - these open-wheel cars are LOUD. After watching races on TV so much I never imagined that the cars would have such a high-pitch scream. I'm talkin bout ROCK concert loud. Even the sweeper used to blow debris off the track after every race was loud. Second - the smell. First was the faint smell of burning methanol followed by the aroma of scorching rubber. The F-D drifting, especially. Can't wait til Saturday.