First half of the recap from our epic week in Texas.
We spent most of the week out at the Circuit of the Americas which is the new F1 racetrack they have down there. The track and the whole facility was amazing - plus Ducati went all out all week branding everything from the paddock at the track to the Audi courtesy cars. They had a full setup at the hotel - Ducati reception desks, a Panigale in the lobby, Ducati room keys - it was legit.
Anyway, Nicky Hayden and Ben Spies were out there for the first couple days and Ducati flew in journalists from all over the globe to come in throughout the week and ride and test and review the new Panigale R.
We crashed here for the week. #toughlife
We had one sort of half day off in Austin and we made the most of it. First off we stopped by Taco Deli and grabbed some food. The tacos were good - they had Mexican Mashed Potatoes - it was a cool spot. All the food in Austin costs a fortune though, but whatevs.
After lunch we stopped by DJI Innovations - they make radio controlled helicopters for flying cameras and capturing aerial footage and their HQ happens to be in Austin. The whole aerial cinematography game is something we've been looking into lately so we just sort of dropped in unannounced and luckily they were cool and chatted with us for awhile about new products and stuff they're working on.
After that we stopped by Nice Kicks and Ryan picked up some sneakers. Then we hit South Congress which is apparently the 'cool' street of shops and food trucks and stuff.
There are a million food trucks all over Austin - it's kind of insane. Grabbed a gourmet grilled cheese from this one called Burro - the branding and truck design was cool. Not sure about the sandwich, Ryan claimed it was good but left half of it rotting back at the hotel the rest of the week.
This vintage shop Uncommon Objects was cool. We stopped in here and bought some used horseshoes and stuff - very well curated. You could spend all day in there.
And finally, us, looking tough, in the 25-story tall observation deck that towers over the track.
Part II coming soon including a full Yelp recap of all the Austin food places that bankrupted us.
Meanwhile we're staying busy - filming the next 2 days in a dry lakebed out the middle of nowhere. Should be fun :)
