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THE FORECAST CALLED FOR MORNING RAIN TODAY.  UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS CORRECT AND WETTED DOWN THE TRACK ABOUT 9 AM.  IT DRIED OUT ABOUT 11:30.  PRACTICE STARTED AND RAN TO 1.  THE RACES STARTED.  THREE CLASSES STARTED THE FIRST RACE.  A SHARP HISTORIC MCCULLLOCH KART RAN IN HISTORIC CLASS AND FINISHED BOTH HEATS FOR FRIDAY.  

THE TURNOUT WAS PRETTY LIGHT WITH ONLY ABOUT 46 RACERS.  YAMAHAS SEEMED TO BE THE MOST PLENTIFUL.  I'M NOT SURE, BUT THAT WAS MY IMPRESSION.  

I LEFT MY MEGA TRAILER AT HOME AND PULLED UP THE BUTCH K BOY'S TEAM TRAILER FOR THEM.  BUTCH'S GRANDSON, SEAN, IS RACING IN A YAMAHA CLASS.  AFTER A TERRIBLE PRACTICE DAY, HE FINISHED BOTH HEATS TODAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.  MECHANIC VINCE (AKA DAD) SCORED A K-78 AT A GREAT PRICE AS A RESULT OF GARY W'S NEGOTIATING SKILLS.  VINCE IS LOOKING FOR A DUAL KART THAT IS VINTAGE BUT MORE MODERN THAN MY FOUR "OLD" VINTAGE DUAL KARTS.   

THERE WERE TWO THUNDER AND LIGHTNING KARTS IN THE FIRST HEAT.  A B-BOMB SIDEWINDER AND A HOT 101 SAE STARTED OUT.  BOTH ENDED UP FIRST AND LAST IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CLASS.  HOWEVER, NEITHER ONE FINISHED THE FIRST HEAT.  THEY GET A SHOT AT 2ND AND 3RD HEATS TOMORROW.

DURING THE SECOND HEATS THE RAIN REAPPEARED, DRENCHED THE TRACK, AND STOPPED TODAY'S FUN.  TOMMOROW IS SUPPOSED TO BE DRY AND A BIT COOLER.  IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT ALL THE RACES WILL GO OFF TOMORROW.

THERE IS TALK THAT BUSHNELL MAY TO MOVE TO OCTOBER NEXT YEAR.   I LIKE THE IDEA.  WE WILL SEE IF IT WORKS OUT.

SMOKEY