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The second time Chris and I worked at the Rolex race, I was determined to get at least some sleep in the middle of the night.  So, I bought a big air mattress that would fit between the rear wheel wells in my pickup, and a 12volt air pump to pump it up.  The truck already had a cap, so I also got a sleeping bag with the thought that we could drive under the grandstand and park and either of us could scoot down there from the grandstand roof and get a few winks on our off-shift in the middle of the night.

It was a great idea, except for one thing:  There is so much noise coming from the cars racing down the front stretch at 180+mph and then braking for the turn into the infield that you really can't sleep.  I tossed and turned for over an hour and finally gave up and went back to the roof, but along the way I stopped at the grandstand kitchen on level two and talked them into nuking a couple bowls of chicken noodle soup I brought to take up to the roof.  The head chef was hesitant until he asked which car we were spotting for and when I told him he looked at the race monitor and found we were currently in first place in GT (we ultimately came in second).  Once he saw that he nuked the soup and also gave us a hefty supply of Naan bread to go along with it!

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