The Rain in Spain and My Track Day at Bridgestone’s Adrenalin Experience at Ascari

This most definitely is my winter of discontent. Never mind the calendar shows we’re nearing the end of March. I’m in southern Spain and the weathermen forecast warm and sunny weather. They very nearly nailed it, too: it’s only 10-15 degrees colder than they said it would be and the sun is nowhere to be seen. Rain, on the other hand, is omnipresent.

That greenhouse effect has messed up the seasons but of all the days in the year and all the places in the world, why here and why during this event? “Here” being the Ascari Race Resort in the mountains above Marbella, an hour drive from the beach, and the “event”, Bridgestone launching its new Adrenalin Potenza RE002 tire at said venue.

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