I put my helmet on and listened to the instructor but was so distracted by the track enveloped by the rolling hills of Carneros surrounding us.

We’re at the Sears Point Racing Karting Center – a guys trip, one of our many annual getaways — the longest track in California they say. They will teach us the fundamentals of racing, from, racing lines, acceleration, braking methods, cornering forces and vehicle balance. I’m on total overload!

Of all our guys trips, this year we’ve pulled out all the stops. The track day was stupid-expensive. But hey, you only live once.

We’ve made a pit stop at a brewery in Napa.  Everyone is seriously amped up after the GoKart session and we need to take it down a notch. Another IPA or two should do it.

Tonight we have a private chef cooking us dinner. We’ll be busting out some of the cult Cabernets we just bought (so much for laying them down). Afterwards we’ll be doing a bourbon tasting lead by a local distiller. Bourbon and Cubans. Boo-ya!

Tomorrow, we hit the links and then out for steak dinner, right now it’s a toss up between Press and Cole’s Chop House.  Winner of 9 holes gets to choose and then hopefully I don’t lose credit card toss up to buy!