Wow, I had no clue that a silly little tradition would gather so much praise from everyone. Its actually pretty funny how it all has occured over the years. The morning wait actually started way back when I was in high school with Gael Force. The GF Strategy crew would take the earliest possible bus to the fields at Epcot so we could get the best possible seats. When the New England Regional moved to the Meadows, it became necessary to show up early in order to get booths for strategy. Overtime, it just carried on and on. We used to have a group of like 5 or 6 team members who would show up like an hour before the pits opened. This year, I was by myself for one day, and with my friend and teamate Tom Lish for the second day. Its a dying tradition, but one we shall uphold as long as we are involved!
Thank you all for the wonderful comments, you all rock!
See you at the Georgia Dome...one hour before the pits open
-Andy Grady
p.s. Amanda, one of these days I would love to do a cameo announcing for IRI. But for now, keep an eye out...you never know what competition you might find me at....or even more interestingly...how soon you might find me there