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« on: July 13, 2009, 08:23:05 AM »
What a great race. Way better than I expected. The tour definitely redeemed themselves after that ebarrassment of a show they put on last year. Big congrats to Rudolph on his 1st tour win. Great runs also by Chuck Hossfeld, Rowan Pennink, and Todd Szegedy who came up just a few feet short. Hossfeld definitely made a statement. I hope that team runs a few more tour races and takes one from them in THEIR back yard. I was glad to see Rowan Pennink have a good finish. He had a good run going last year when he was dumped by the 17 late in the race. He's one of very few up and coming drivers on the tour that doesn't have that slam bang sk mentality.
Small crowd was most likely from a combination of raining out Saturday night, the high ticket price, and the lousy show the tour put on last year. I timed my arrival just right as I got there as the mod heats were starting and didn't have to sit through the racecar hockey event. That class couldn't suck more if it was sponsored by Hoover.