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Thursday, September 2nd 2010

New on the Audio Page for today:

Bobby Varin talked about where he is in Utica Rome points and how good his season has been.
Tony Steiner told me about his pre race ritual that includes a favorite sandwich of kids everywhere.
Billy Whittaker was getting ready for his first race in years and told me why he was in the #1.
Matt Parkhurst described his recent Sportsman win at Fulton that was the first of his career.
Tom Denton explained what he needed to do this past Sunday to wrap up a Pro Stock championship.

I was busy on Wednesday as I was writing a pair of columns for the Syracuse Post Standard. One will be in today’s paper and the other will be in Friday’s edition. The one on Friday chronicles my race at Brewerton and will be my final writing on the topic. So look for both of those as well as lots of info on The Classic this weekend at Oswego.

It is a big weekend coming up as champions will be crowned at dirt tracks all across our area. No matter what the situation is, things always happen on the final points night so be sure to make your plans to see as much racing as you can before the big shows start in mid-September.

And don’t forget that Rolling Wheels is back to racing on Monday with the running of the Robert M. Petrocci Memorial. This time around it is not a series race though but it is 60 laps paying $4000 to the winner. And because it is not a series race it could be very interesting to see who shows up from the series and who might be a surprise winner at this one.

Plus there are big races all weekend long. Use my Track Links Page to plan your weekend and unfortunately the weather could be an issue on all three days as the hurricane may influence our pattern up here. But you can click on the radar on the page to see what is happening at your favorite track right now. So keep your fingers crossed and be ready for a wild weekend.

Now let’s chat more about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with a pre race conversation from Utica Rome with a driver who was tearing it up for a long time. Bobby Varin talked about where he was in Utica Rome points before this past Sunday and why his season has stalled a bit of late. He told me about some hard times his team has fallen on, described what happens with the car when you get to the point where he is now and remembers the tough luck he had at Lebanon Valley last Thursday.

Tony Steiner told me about his pre race ritual that includes a favorite sandwich of kids everywhere. He explained why he went to the back in the feature Friday night at Brewerton, how high the racing groove was and why he felt it was best to pull it in.

Billy Whittaker was getting ready for his first race in years and told me why he was in the #1 Sportsman usually driven by Sam Reakes IV. He talked about his racing after he left dirt in the 90’s, how much he was hoping that the bottom would come around at Fulton on this night and how much different the underpowered Sportsman cars drive compared to what he did years ago.

Matt Parkhurst described his recent Sportsman win at Fulton that was the first of his career. He talked about a big problem they had with the car, how they reacted to finding it and how much better the car was afterwards.

Tom Denton explained what he needed to do this past Sunday to wrap up a Pro Stock championship at the Utica Rome Speedway. He talked about how much he likes days like we had this past weekend, what he will do this off season and looked ahead to finishing out the season at McDonalds Weekend.

Wednesday, September 1st 2010

New on the Audio Page for today:

Tony Veneziano reports on the two days of World of Outlaw Sprint Car racing at Castrol Raceway.
Ronnie Johnson explained why he was hot lapping his small block on Sunday at Utica Rome.
Rob Bellinger recaps his weekend that included his first ever Modified win at Cayuga County.
Dan Vauter talked about his Friday night at Brewerton and how different the surface was.
John Juhl II told me what he has been doing and why he has not raced before this past weekend.
Justin Thomson remembered his recent Novice Sportsman win and his years of racing motocross.

It was a hot one on Tuesday as the temperatures got well into the 90’s. I thought the summer was almost over weather wise and it is nice to get a few more days of fun in the sun before school and fall rolls around. Yay!

We had our family trip to the fair and we rode rides, saw the butter sculpture and all the other cool stuff you do at the NYS Fair. I did make it over to see my friends play some music and then I came home and relaxed in the A/C. I just love the fair and I always think back on some great memories I have from there.

Of course years ago we raced at the New York State Fairgrounds on Labor Day during the fair and at the time it was the longest running stock car race in the country. When I first started working for DIRT in the mid 1990’s, Paul Szmal and I would work a pair of events on Labor Day.

We would start the day announcing the Labor Day Classic on the mile, then would walk the fair with our wives, have some dinner at the International Building and finish up with the New York State Demo Derby Championship at night. It was a day we looked forward to all year long. This year I may still walk the fair on Labor Day and may do it with my kids instead of my wife. Some things change and some stay the same.

Now let’s chat more about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with a break down of what is happening with the busiest racing series on the planet. Tony Veneziano reports on the two days of World of Outlaw Sprint Car racing at Castrol Raceway in Alberta, Canada. He talked about the pair of drivers in the top five who got wins this past weekend, what has happened with the point standings and explains how the work area rules apply on race nights.

Ronnie Johnson explained why he was hot lapping his small block on Sunday at Utica Rome. He told me what he was hoping to learn, ran down his plans for the car for later in the year and talked about running his dad’s 12a at Syracuse.

Rob Bellinger recaps his weekend that included his first ever Modified win at Cayuga County. He talked about the parts that broke on his car the first two nights, how happy he was to have a car loaned to him on Friday and wonders why this last month or so has gone so well.

Dan Vauter talked about his Friday night at Brewerton and how different the surface was. He described how careful he was with his right foot, how much fun it was and looked ahead to later in the day at Fulton.

John Juhl II told me what he has been doing and why he had not been in a racecar this year until this past weekend. He talked about how busy the family business is these days, how his car felt in hot laps and wonders how much of this he will do in the near future.

Justin Thomson remembered his recent Novice Sportsman win at the Fulton Speedway and his years of racing motocross. He told me how great it was to win his first heat & feature race on the same night, why he got out of motorcycle racing and why he chose to go the Sportsman route.

Tuesday, August 31st 2010

New on the Audio Page for today:

Todd Burley explains what has to happen this Friday to earn him a championship at Ransomville.
Tom Sears talked about the brand new Modified he had with him Saturday at Fulton Speedway.
Casey Williams described what he did in the final laps to win his first Modified feature at Utica Rome.
Matt Janczuk came into the night 2nd in the Sportsman points and wondered if he could improve.
Brandon Hagan told me how he got to the front to win the Sportsman feature Friday at Can Am.
Chris Cunningham spoke about giving one of the guys who helps him the ultimate experience.
Doug Elkins gets interviewed about his top five finish for Track Talk on 1420 WACK AM.

Another Tuesday is upon us and that means there is another column of mine in the Syracuse Post Standard. Be sure to check that out and be sure to check out some of the new photos and new audio that are up for today.

We were very busy in the studio yesterday recording four new conversations. Two of those are up right now and the other two will go up tomorrow. So be sure to come back for those and more from my trips to Fulton and Utica Rome Speedways.

Today my family and I will go to the great New York State Fair. A friend of mine and his band are playing an acoustic show by where the wine court used to be, so we will ride rides, eat food and listen to some music. And if you like Southern Music, then come on over and say hi. It has the potential to be a huge day.

Also a big thanks goes out to Chuck Brownell and Hot Rod for having me on their radio show last night. And a double thanks for letting me record it so you could hear it here. Yeah, it was fun to be at the other end and be the driver instead of the media guy. (Well, kind of …you know.) Although I am not sure how much I want to get used to that.

Now let’s check out what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with a chat with a driver who will have a pressure filled race ahead of him this Friday. Todd Burley explains what has to happen this Friday to earn him the Modified championship at Ransomville. He talked about how it went there last week, how he has been doing at Utica Rome and runs down his plans for after the points are done.

Tom Sears talked about the brand new Modified he had with him Saturday night at Fulton Speedway. He also told me about some tough nights he had this summer that took him out of the points chase, how he keeps focused when things don’t go as planned and how a late season win can cancel out some of those nights.

Casey Williams described what he did in the final laps to win his first Modified feature ever at Utica Rome. He told me how he got the lead from his fifth row starting spot, how he dodged a wreck early on and how he held off a very determined Stewart Friesen in the end.

Matt Janczuk came into the night 2nd in the Sportsman division and wondered if he could pick up enough points to win the championship. He also reflected on his season, described what he would do on the racetrack to try to improve his position and how much help he needs from the point leader.

Brandon Hagan told me how he got to the front to win the Sportsman feature Friday at Can Am. He talked about the nice season he has been enjoying on the fast half mile, wonders where he will end up in the points and explains how he fell back on the initial start of the race.

Chris Cunningham spoke about giving one of the guys who helps him the ultimate experience behind the wheel for hot laps at Utica Rome. He told me about the advice he gave the rookie driver, how happy he is with the way his season has gone so far and offered his thoughts on the current state of stock car racing.

Doug Elkins gets interviewed on Track Talk on 1420 WACK AM about his top five finish in the Four Cylinder Super Stock feature at the Brewerton Speedway. This was a nice surprise and it is always great to chat with Hot Rod and Chuck. Thanks for having me on guys!

Monday, August 30th 2010

New on the Audio Page from the Utica Rome Speedway:

Pre race conversations:

Stewart Friesen told me about his win at Five Mile Point and the back and forth race he had.
Alan Barker remembered his Saturday night racing his Modified up at the Fulton Speedway.
Bret Belden explained why having several weeks to tweak a racecar can sometimes be a bad thing.
Casey Williams talked about why he had the axels turning on his car while it sat on jack stands.
Danny Varin ran a 305 Sprint Car Saturday night at Orange County and told me how it went.
Bill Trexler and I got reflective and where he was many years ago and where he is right now.
A.J. Filbeck spoke about how close he has come to that first win and remembered the last time.

After the heat races:

Danny Varin led every lap and talked about winning the first heat of the night running up high.
Alan Barker told me how good his car was as he led all the laps on his way to a heat win.
Willy Decker talked with me about his Modified heat win and the great weekend he was enjoying.
Bill Trexler ran down how he got to the front to win his heat and described a problem he had.
A.J. Filbeck described what happened to the early race leader in his heat and how he got the win.
Jeff Leslie walked me through his heat win and explained why he was not looking at points.

After the features:

Casey Williams won his first ever Modified feature and spoke about it trackside with Mike Mallett.
Stewart Friesen and Todd Burley spoke about their second and third place finishes respectively.
Bret Belden won the both the Pro Stock heat & feature and talked about it in victory lane.
Bill Trexler got the win in the 20 lap Sportsman feature and got an interview with Mike Mallett.
Stewart Friesen won the final 20 lap Modified feature and spoke about how good his racecar was.
Willy Decker finished 6^th and 2^nd in the pair of features and told Mike Mallett all about it.
Pat Ward came home in third place in the final Modified feature and told Mike how his car was.

I had a fun day on Sunday as I headed to the Utica Rome Speedway for twin twenty lappers for the Modifieds. It was a beautiful late summer day and the racing was pretty good. I recorded twenty nine conversations and took well over a hundred photos. All of the pics are up now and most of the audio is up as well.

We saw a first time winner make it to victory lane last night as Casey Williams held off a charging Stewart Friesen in the closing laps. Three times Friesen dove underneath Williams in turn three but he could not shake him up and Williams went on to the win. I think Friesen may have been a bit quicker but Williams was in preferred groove at the time. Bonus point should go to Friesen for not touching Williams, don’t you think?

But what a night for Casey. Listen to my prerace chat with him to hear what they had just fixed and what they had to do to make sure it was ok. I also found out that he is a third generation racer. Yeah, his grandfather and dad both raced and I had the chance to meet grandpa last night. Good people! Congrats guys, you earned it.

Friesen came back to win the second feature and did so in dominating fashion. He now has 22 wins on the year. That’s more than any other dirt Modified driver. What a season for Stew huh? And with Bobby Varin finishing 7^th and 4^th, he has now extended his point lead.

Bill Trexler took a step closer to a possible Sportsman championship as he won the feature there. When I visited their pit area before the race I was instructed not to chat with Bill about points. Then what does he do in the interview? He brings up points…hey I did my job. But seriously he did a great job and if you listen to his heat winner interview, you’ll see where he is right now and where many other races are in late August…broke!

Bret Belden won both his heat and the Pro Stock feature while a big crash caused a red flag in the Pure Stock race. There was heavy contact on the backstretch and one driver was carried to the ambulance on a stretcher. Last I heard everyone was okay, so that is the good news there. As for three racecars and possibly all of them involved, maybe not.

After sitting in the seat for 23 laps on Friday night at Brewerton I now look at crashes harder than I ever have before. It is tight in every racecar and as safe as they are built, you are still going to feel the impact and flailing arms and legs can easily get injured when the car is jarred heavily.

I really needed to do an entire event to see what it is you racing guys and gals go through at racetracks all across this still great land of ours. I have more respect for what it takes to build a racecar, get it to the track make it go fast and fix it when it doesn’t. My heart goes out to all of you as you put so much into it and are never guaranteed of any return at all. And you could lose everything by doing it. Racers are the last true gladiators in the world…period! And I admire you all.

As always I had a great weekend at my three original tracks, Brewerton, Fulton and Utica Rome. Today I have some writing to do and some interviews I would like to do as well. Tomorrow I would like to hit the state fair so I need to bust butt today to be able to make that happen. But I am dead tired, sick of typing and need to get my mind off of racing. So I will see you tomorrow and be sure to keep checking back as I will be putting photos up whenever I get them. Have a great Monday!

Sunday, August 29th 2010

New on the Audio Page from the Fulton Speedway:

Pre race conversations:

Matt Fink explained why he lost some spots late at Brewerton and ended up out of the top ten.
Dale Planck talked about the damage he had to fix after a tough night at Brewerton on Friday.
Jordan Bennett ran down how a fuel pressure issue set him back a little bit in the point standings.
Ryan Phelps told me about the jingle he was in on Friday and how his right leg is healing.
Gordy Button won the Crate Late Model feature at Brewerton and talked about his season so far.
Gus Schmidt analyzed his season driving a Crate Late Model at Fulton and his point position.

After the heat races:

Jason Occhino reacted after winning his very first Sportsman heat race and leading every lap.
Sean McCarthy talked about his Sportsman heat win and some tough luck he has had of late.
Bob Bennett downplayed his Sportsman heat win and told me how good the car was working.
Larry Wight described the bonsai move he made in turn one and how hard he was driving.
Willy Decker told me about winning his Modified heat and the new car he had under him.
Jimmy Phelps took the lead on lap six of his heat and talked to me about getting the victory.

After the features:

Tim Devendorf talked about his Crate Late Model feature win in victory lane with Adam Buchanan.
Tim Sears Jr. took the lead late winning the Sportsman feature and spoke about it down trackside.
Willy Decker won a classic back & forth battle with Alan Johnson and talked about the big win.
Alan Johnson described the race at the front of the pack and his eventual second place finish.
Jimmy Phelps told me how he got up as high as second and why he fell back to finish in fourth.

I had fun last night as I went to the Fulton Speedway for some racing on the high banks. I was super tired though as I got very little sleep after my adventurous night at Brewerton Speedway on Friday. I don’t know how these drivers get any sleep after a good run, let along a win!

The racing was real good and in the heat races they were really going for it. Larry Wight blasted the top in his heat on his way to a win and had us all shaking our heads as to how hard he was driving the car. He just burped it and blasted the throttle and it was darned impressive. Ah…to be young, fearless and talented.

And yes I did get a chat with Larry as well as the other heat winners in the Modified and Sportsman divisions as well as some pre race and post feature conversations. I was even able to get enough done to put ten pre race chats in the can for release some time next week.

The Modified feature was the one everyone will be talking about on this night although the Crate Late Model race was pretty awesome too. In the Modified race Willy Decker and Alan Johnson swapped the lead six times with Decker getting the win in the end in a brand Ken Saya owned new car. It was also Ken’s first win as a car owner.

It was a classic high/low battle with Decker down low and Johnson up high. I know, it usually is reversed. In my chat with Alan you’ll find out why he ran up top instead of his usual down low line. Yeah, this was a real good one.

In the Crate Late Model feature, Tim Devendorf seemed to have the win locked up after getting by Gus Schmidt on lap eighteen in traffic but a slower car would cause the leaders to split him and at the line it was Devendorf by 0.031 seconds. Wow, what a race again!

The Sportsman had a tough night as they were stuck on lap eight for a while as cautions bred more cautions in this one. Eventually the track officials made them go single file and it went smoother after that. Hey every division has a night like this and on this night it was their turn.

Tim Sears Jr. won the race with an outside move on Billy Clark on lap sixteen and held off Billy Whittaker to get the win. Yeah. That’s right! Billy Whittaker. He was in the Sam Reakes IV car as Sam was on vacation and he got faster and faster as the laps clicked off. He had not been in a racecar in seven years and went from fifteenth to second. Uh oh, will we see the 109 back again? Billy says no but he was smiling when he said it.

Today I will be heading to the Utica Rome Speedway as I have not been there in a while now. I was so wanting to get in a show at Cayuga County but they rained out three Sundays in a row. So I’ll be going there next week. Hope you all have a great Sunday and come back tomorrow and during the week for more.

Saturday, August 28th 2010

New on the Audio Page from the Brewerton Speedway:

Pre feature conversations:

Pat Ward talked about his hopes for later on at Brewerton and offered me a few tips as well.
Peter Britten offered up his thoughts on Lebanon valley after seeing it for the first time Thursday.
Michael Storms told me how surprised he was at his 4th place finish Thursday at The Valley.
Johnny Hill explained why he was wondering why his small motor was doing better on the slick.
Dale Caswell reacted to the wonderful season he has been having and thanked his super busy crew.
Jimmy Phelps interviews Doug Elkins after he finished third in the Four Cylinder heat race.

After the features:

Alan Johnson walked me through the move he made in turn one that earned him a feature win.
Pat Ward told me when he noticed the bottom of the track and how it helped him finish second.
Matt Sheppard finished third in the Modified feature and told me what he saw with the racetrack.
Willy Decker led a lot of laps in the feature and spoke with me about his fourth place finish.
Larry Wight explained why he was so happy that the changes they made resulted in a 5^th place finish.
Claude Hutchings Jr. interviews Doug Elkins after finishing fifth in the Four Cylinder feature.

It was a super fun night for me as I got to see some racing at the Brewerton Speedway and actually participate as well. (More on that later down the page.) It was a beautiful but cool night in Brewerton and the racetrack was slick. A big field of Modifieds was on hand too as both Danny Johnson and Dale Planck made it seem almost like a Super DIRTCar Series event.

Heck, both Danny Johnson and Dale Planck both came from last to win their heat races as well, so they made their presence felt early on. In the feature Willy Decker led early on until Alan Johnson was able to get by on lap 21.

The groove was middle to high for most of the Modified feature and everyone was there until very late in the race. Then Pat Ward and Matt Sheppard went down to the bottom of the black surface and were able to pick up a lot of spots late.

For Johnson it was his second win at Brewerton this year and that fact that he did it on the super slick track solidifies his status as one of the best slick track drivers out there. When I announced we always said that when the track gets slicker, Alan gets quicker. Last night was a prefect example of that.

I did get interviews with the entire top five as well as five pre race interviews. All of those are up as well as about 60 or so photos I took before I switched roles and played race driver for the night.

I had so much fun doing hot laps, a heat and a feature in the Claude Hutchings owned 84 Jr. I had only been in two previous races before and have hot lapped racecars from Dwarf Cars to Enduros (4&8 Cylinder) to Pure Stock to Sportsman. But I have never done as well as I did last night.

I got a better feel for the car in hot laps with each lap I turned and got some great advice from Claude Sr. and a lot of well known big time racecar drivers as well. In the heat I shocked myself by starting sixth and finishing third, so expectations were a lot higher than they were on Thursday as I got ready for the feature.

The track had slicked off considerably during the Modified feature and the first groove to go away was the bottom. And I am a bottom feeder. In video games and such I am a catfish and rarely get off the inside groove. So I was happy when both Pat Ward and Matt Sheppard started to pass cars down low. Yeah, I was paying close attention and getting coached at the same time on where to be.

We went into the feature with a strategy and if it worked out, I was going to be fine. But something told me to lay back at the start and sure enough two cars got together and went around right in front of me. I watched it happen and it seemed like it was in slow motion, just like on my video games.

I knew I could not spike the brake as I started 7^th in a 13 car field. I lifted, waited for a hole to open and then floored it. I breathed a sigh of relief after getting through it and waited for caution to be called on the one way radio. I lifted, the yellow never came out and the next thing I knew I was back to 9^th.

Then in the very next time down in 1&2 a car spun in front of me and got t-boned. I chose a lane at the top and was able to scoot by. This time the yellow did come out. I gathered my thoughts under yellow and tried to figure out where to go in the line up. I took the inside of the fifth row and fortunately the race went green to checkered after that.

Over the next few laps I was able to pick up four more spots and they were almost all clean too. When I got to sixth place I had a great time chasing the 360 of Sam Curcie. I could tell I was a little faster but did not have the nerve (Or experience) to pass him up high. He left the inside open once in three and I thought about sticking it in there but hesitated. Later he told me that he left the inside open because he heard me behind.

But instead I waited until we got to turn one and then I dove low. I went in a little too deep and the car pushed under the heavy braking. I slid up and there was contact. I thought it was a lot but everyone else said it was no big deal, including Sam.

When I came in that was my first concern. I asked if I should go over and say something to him and apologize. The crew said it was no big deal, so I let it go. So I guess the only one of my goals that was not achieved was staying clean. And anyone who has raced me online will tell you that I race clean always, unless provoked. Then it is on. But that is only a video game, it’s not real.

I said originally that I was hoping to finish on the lead lap and get a top ten. Well, we eclipsed that. And it was all because of the racecar. That Saab is fast. When I got it straight and punched it, it really went. I can safely say that in any other car, I would have struggled to get a top ten. But again, that Saab is fast!

Thank you so much to the Hutchings family and everyone who came out to help me do this. They had to move the seat and the steering wheel to get me comfortable in the car and they did it with smiles on their faces. I felt so bad as I am useless with tools and could not help. But again, without them and their help and encouragement I would not done nearly as well. Thank you so much.

I even got a $35 check with my name and finishing position on it. I don’t know whether to cash it or frame it. Hmm. Today I will be heading to the Fulton Speedway as I am sure I won’t get any sleep tonight as I am just plain jacked up right now at 2:05 in the morning.

So I will see you tomorrow and I will be back to my usual thing tonight. See you guys later and have a great day at the track.

Friday, August 27th 2010

New on the Audio Page for today:

Jeff Holbrook talks about his season at Oswego Speedway and the black outs they had last time.
Peter Mantha explains how he got behind the wheel of a Late Model and how he has been doing.
Dave Zona told me about a Late Model rule change at Penn Can and wonders about the effect.
Matt Billings walks me through his fourth win of the year that happened Friday at Can Am.
Gordy Button described a problem he had with his Late Model as he got ready for time trials.
In my latest Motor Sounds clip hear the World of Outlaw Late Models warming up at Brewerton.
Rich Vleck previews the next few weeks of action at Black Rock including a big two day show.

It was a beautiful day in Central New York and it sounds like that nice weather should stay with us right through the weekend. That is a great thing as we have not had much luck the past two weekends, so it will be nice not to have to be focused on the radar.

Tonight another weekend begins as point battles rage on all across the country. I wish all you race teams the best and I hope your races are decided on the track and not by a parts failure. That is the cruelest part of the sport and one that I hope does not plague you guys.

Of course I am getting ready for my race tonight at Brewerton and my family will be there to see me run. I am surely going to have a tough time sleeping tonight as I am have not done this in three years. And last time it was against my fellow media members so the competition will be ten times that tonight.

I hope you all have a great weekend and be sure to come back for some interviews from before the racing starts tonight at Brewerton as after I put the suit on it will be all business.

Now let’s chat about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with a chat with a man I did not expect to see at Brewerton Speedway on Tuesday night. Jeff Holbrook talks about his season at Oswego Speedway and the black outs they had on Saturday night. He also told me what he was doing in the Hoosier Tire trailer at Brewerton on Tuesday, how little he says he knows about them and how many choices teams have. Wow!

Peter Mantha explains how he got behind the wheel of a Late Model and how he has been doing. He talked about how much he drives it, recapped his Friday at Mohawk and how he recently wrecked the car.

Dave Zona told me about a Late Model rule change at Penn Can and wonders about the effect. He talked about the changeable purse they run for, explained where he has been running on Saturdays and offered his thoughts on running with the Outlaws at Brewerton.

Matt Billings walks me through his fourth win of the year that happened Friday at Can Am. He also told me how tacky the track was in hot laps, described some of the flooding that took place in the Brockville area and looked ahead to a busy three race weekend that includes a 100 lapper.

Gordy Button described a problem he had with his Late Model as he got ready for time trials. He told me how uncommon the situation is, how much he is enjoying Late Models and ran down some set up fixes that are backwards from what he did before.

In my latest Motor Sounds clip hear the World of Outlaw Late Models warming up at Brewerton. If you missed the show, put this on as you look at the photos for that semi realistic effect.

Rich Vleck previews the next few weeks of action at Black Rock including a big two day show. He previewed the Fall Sprint Nationals, reminded us about the Wreckapalooza tonight and looks ahead to the next Hot Wings TV show on Labor Day Weekend.


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