We got back home after the 6 hour drive from Du Quoin last evening (Tues.) and had a great time while we were there. The fair was good as usual with a classic car show on Sunday Morning which I hadn't taken advantage of before. Rend Lake was fun as usual, too. Another plus is that we didn't have anything stolen from our campsite this year, but we were a bit more careful.

But the best treat was the first 25 miles of the Horn Memorial. That was worth the price of admission if they hadn't run another lap all weekend. I don't go back as far as some but I know for sure I have never seen two guys go at it on a mile dirt track in open wheel cars like BC and KL did in those first 25 laps. My wife pointed at my forearms making light of the goose bumps standing up on them at about lap 15 and they stayed there 'till Kyle cleared BC and started driving away and they weren't there because I was cold!

The crowd for the Horn Memorial was down a bit but not significantly from the last few years. I am at a loss to explain why because more often than not Du Quoin is an entertaining race and the track was consistent to what we've seen since Sarg took over the promotion duties. I too don't particularly like the red flag at halfway but I must admit it made for a more interesting race a year ago but didn't do a much for this years race. In my opinion the jury is still out on the deal. The car counts are an area for some concern but if you can get 25 good cars to race hard that is enough for a good show.

These opinions come from strictly a spectator standpoint and our group was more than happy with all the racing at Du Quoin.

Thanks to Bob Sargent for keeping these precious one mile events in existence. Without him I fear we wouldn't be having this discussion.

Oh, one more thing, it was fun to watch Stewart wade through the field to finish second in the mods, as well.