This past Saturday night, I planned our family event at Bowman Gray Racetrack. While none of us has extensive NASCAR knowledge (we’re more familiar with F1), we absolutely know a good time when we see it. All the locals in the Dash City area as well as patrons of breweries from a two hour radius shared rave reviews and fond memories of this racetrack running back for generations. More importantly, it was an honor to connect with Dale Earnhardt Sr., and if any of you race fans can lead me to the appropriate race strategists for Connor Branch and/or experts who can fully understand the specific tips he offered, please let me know!
Once my husband started his vacation eight days ago, I made a conscious effort to stay in the 3D world, clearly engaged in every moment. After all, what value is serving those who have passed if I’m unable to fully enjoy those who are still present? During this week’s sparse solitary outdoor hikes, I’ve silently acknowledged the whispers of visitors from the other side, but remained disengaged by only offering them respectful notes of peace and love in passing.
But, just like a bodybuilder who misses consecutive workouts or marathoner who hasn’t hit the pavement for days, my sixth sense’ backlog yearned for utilization. Muscle needs to be flex, heart needs to pump and crown chakra needs to open. My conscious mind thought I was completely closed and grounded when we entered the 17,000 seat racing stadium on Saturday night, but the moment Chris Carter announced, “Start your engines,” my body lit up!
The pleasant faint electrical buzz of a spirit visiting filled my heart with immense joy and genuine excitement for racing. I could feel the guest’s confidence, knowledge and memories as the green flag waved. Mostly, I could feel his happiness. Man, he was overwhelmed with joy at the racetrack!
He pointed out observations about the pavement, ring and conditions from the racers’ perspective that enhanced my ability to understand the subtleties of the sport. Overall, he remained a bystander…a fellow fan seated nearby in spirit. Well, at least for the first two events. During both the 20 lap Street Stock and 25 lap Modified races, he was content as a witness. However, when drivers started lining up for the Peanut Patch Sportsman 100, Dale Earnhardt Sr. made himself clearly known. He showed himself in his early thirties (which is very common for guests to prefer their prime) when he wore longer hair. He was pointing at different parts of the track and sharing memories from his races (at different tracks) mentioning the importance of counter-steering at 33 degrees. Of course, I had to look this up…some of Mr. Earnhardt’s finest moments were on tracks that bank at 33 degrees. But, the images he showed me were specific to Bowman Gray (a flat track) and the 33 degrees referred to the angle of entry into the number #2 turn.
My goodness, his enthusiasm for a longer race was palpable. He showed me his son, Dale Jr., on this very track a few years ago, then turned my attention to the understated white car #07 driven by Connor Branch.
“Watch this kid. He may be starting out back past 10 position, but he’ll finish second. He’s gonna give it a good run for first…just watch him.”
While I was enamored with the levity of this guest’s energy and lapped up the novelty of quarter track racing and learning about each driver from the announcers, I was careful to watch #07. Sure enough, Connor Branch did make it up into the second place position for a chunk of the race and ultimately finished in 3rd. Even as a neophyte to this sport, I could appreciate the talent that Connor Branch brought to the track. I’ve never heard of an F1 driver moving up 7 positions…that’s remarkable.
Such is the life of a psychic-medium, sometimes we receive amazing intel directly from the experts.
Broadcasters Randy Pulliam and Chris Carter maintained lively banter going in-between caution flags and kept us up to date with all the drivers’ histories, sponsors and such. I was most curious about Amber Lynn’s brief exit (she returned without a hood). Maybe she needed to keep the engine cool? That’s just one of the multiple questions I had during the races, but there are two things of which I am certain:
1) Dale Earnhardt Sr. is still honored when fans show up at the racetrack.
2) He knows talent!
Thank you so much for taking the time to read with an open mind. I really do have all the specific tips written down and need help getting them to Team Branch and/or others who may be able to fully appreciate the insights. Please email info@tracyolsen.com or DM me at IG Parkavenuepriestess to touch base.
Brought with love, light and joy,
Priestess Tracy Olsen