OK........
Time for a bit of word writing again.
I walked around the pits a lot over both days, speaking to various people.
Saw this car that had been pretty well beaten up on the Saturdays races.
Walked into the race trailer and asked who the driver was.
I KID YOU NOT.......
A 16 year old kid says "That's my car, I am the driver"
WT actual F ???
Japanese boy, small built, confident smile, introduces himself to me "Ryu Taggart of Tagg Racing"
We start chatting (for at least 30 minutes) and it turns out this is his first season on Ovals, he raced and was a champion in Japan for the last 11 years, started in Karts at age 5 years old.
Eventually I leave, wishing him luck for the nights races.
Of course I now have a car to watch as well, no 14
I watch I'm start from position 12 on a grid of 14 and in a very messy race with at least three restarts, he gains a position every time a restart happens and ends up a very respectable 7th at the end of the race.
I predict that this boy is to be watched in future.
Ironic sponsorship.......
More views from the pits.
I hope you guys still enjoy just random pics of how sh!t gets done.
Closer inspection reveals
Off to buy more pure Ethanol, racing fuel for 850 hungry, angry horses.
Relaxing in his new race trailer, Dennis, Adam on the Right and Danny King in the rear.
No alcohol in the pits.
Always more inspecting.....
Ensuring it all stays together on the track.
Clint Conder is more of the brains of the outfit, ensuring things stay together and happen fast.
Amazingly these cars hit over 100mph on the "straight" of the short banked track, before being thrown sideways into the bend while trying to get as many of the horses down through the rear wheels.
No quarter ever given.
So how the hell does this keep it all together, it just looks impossible.
Surely all those forces will tear this all apart.
Dennis spraying some magical formula all over and under the chassis and motor to stop all the mud from sticking to, and weighing the car down.
Shooting the breeze with Clancy Boots in the pits.
These guys go a long long way back.
More later.