I'm envious of folks who have good access to velodromes. My great-uncle was a competitive six day racer in the Bay Area for several years before WWII and I've always been intrigued.

I also just love admiring and riding track bikes! After moving up to Sacramento last year, I got more than one hour closer to the velodrome in San Jose than I used to be. It's still a two hour drive in decent traffic though so I don't know if I'll get around to checking it out but I'm pretty sure if it were convenient it would quickly become my preferred place to cycle. I don't have a lot of time for riding lately as a young parent with a career, so I prefer to get out and really push myself for an hour or two at a time. Track cycling is amazing for that!