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Dale Earnhardt Jr. spent nearly a week in South Korea covering the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics for NBC Sports, giving us an all-access look into the games and country’s culture.
Prior to returning home, Earnhardt and business manager Mike Davis recorded the latest edition of “Dale Jr. Download” on Dirty Mo Radio in their hotel room. Earnhardt and Davis shared their various experiences, one of which included the opportunity to hit the ski slopes for a few hours.
After a few warm-up hills, Earnhardt decided he would tackle a double black diamond slope — the steepest hill offered.
“If someone had said you wanna go down that when we got there … no chance in hell,” Earnhardt said.
But Earnhardt built up the courage tackle the humdinger of a slope. The wild ride only took about 20 seconds and fulfilled the need for speed he has always chased throughout his life.
“It scares the hell out of you going down that double black diamond,” he added. “It’s just straight down. It’s crazy.”