Speeding Problem #64
Do you know someone that is difficult to shop for? Meet my husband, Matt! After 6 1/2 years together, I still haven’t managed to find a gift that he didn’t return or claim he could find cheaper on eBay. So this year, I really stressed about what to get him for our 5th Anniversary…until I heard a friend at work bragging that his wife got him a NASCAR driving package from XperienceDays.com. Perfect! My husband loves speeding. We rarely complete a road trip without getting pulled over at least once. As a matter of fact, I just put a money order in the mail today for a ticket he got on our last vacation. I spoke to all my male co-workers and called my brother to get a “cool-factor” rating on my gift idea. The consensus - any guy would be crazy not to love it. So, I browse the available NASCAR packages at XperienceDays.com and settle on a $365 package that includes classroom training, five laps with an instructor, and eight glorious laps in the driver’s seat at our choice of track - Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Lowe’s Motor Speedway, North Carolina Speedway, or Darlington Racetrack. I’ll admit, I also bought one for me since it’s my 5th Anniversary, too. 
A few days after ordering online, the sleekest black box arrived in the mail. In it was a gift card for the experience, a picture of a NASCAR with a description of our race day, and a personal note from me that read, “Matthew, I wanted to give you the best ride of your life - hope you like it!” His much anticipated reaction? “Cool…how much did you pay for this?”
Anyway, we’ll be checking off Thing #64 soon. I’m pretty sure my husband will come to terms with his non-eBay gift when we’re driving 165 mph in a NASCAR stockcar around Atlanta Motor Speedway.
I have planned on doing the Richard Petty Driving Experience at Lowe’s Motor Speedway to complete this one. The only hiccup is that I can’t drive a manual transmission and you have to be able to drive a stick to drive one of their cars. Oh well, learning to drive a manual should be on my list too.
Comment by jmeadows — October 4, 2009 @ 2:59 pm
You bring up a very good point! It’s been almost 5 years since I’ve driven a stick. My husband has been begging to buy a Jeep, and I’m thinking about giving in so we can practice driving a stick again…haha
We seriously need to collaborate on a “Thing”. Why not do the one in Atlanta with us if you’re going to shell out the money for Lowe’s anyway? Come on…
Comment by Gina — October 7, 2009 @ 10:05 pm
Just got your message on my site! Kewl!!!! I saw you are on facebook. I’ll look for you there.
You are also military in Georgia??? I’m at Fort Stewart! I am also a female veteran. Wow!
Have you seen the shuttle yet? My sister lives at trhe cape. Maybe we can go together if you haven’t seen it!
Thanks for the contact!!
Comment by Edith — October 13, 2009 @ 9:29 am
Thank you for serving our country!! We still haven’t seen the shuttle yet, but hope to before it’s decommissioned next year. I’d love to meet up for one of the Things on the list - the more the merrier! I bet your sister has seen a few shuttle launches, since she lives so close.
Comment by Gina — October 16, 2009 @ 7:17 pm
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