I happened to be one of the "lucky ones" to witness the event and completely concur with the above statement. It was 360 wangers, and it was the best race I've ever seen. Called the Flip-FLop 50, was a new twist of an old school format where they run two equal paying 25 lap features. The first feature lined the cars up as the qualified and transferred in. The second feature inverted the entire field based on the 1st feature finish. Extra money has hung out there for anyone winning both. The first feature was ho-hum and the second feature was unbelievably awesome.
Hammerhead started P16 and Slamin Sammy was P20. It was a flat out, rim riding, who's got the biggest set of kahunees affair. It was ....
Let me say my ultimate wish would be that Dean Mills was silently setup on both ends of the track and Kevin Eckert sitting in the bleachers. Then the whole racing world could have the opportunity to form their own opinion.
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