My two cents worth...

1. Kudos and congratulations to Cary Faas, Jack Gardner, and Mike & Dena Gibson...what an awesome night of "old school" racing! Thank you for bring back good 'ol fashion, fun racing!

2. Congratulations to Blake Miller for his $5000 win...in very impressive style...very aggressive, yet calculated and clean...that's exactly why I am a fan of his.

3. Tough break for the second straight week for Mike Spencer and the Chaffin / Bromme crew...the 'Lil Red Sucker was wicked fast again until it let go.

4. Man, I sure love open headers! I got my fix early...and didn't have to travel to Indiana to get it!

5. Much appreciation goes out to the entire Victorville Auto Raceway team for working the track as much as they did...laying down as much water as they had to...to get the racing surface as nice as it was, despite the high winds and weather conditions all day and night. It sure paid off!

6. I am very impressed with Eric Severson! That guy was simply amazing (again) in his 360...sitting in 3rd with only a handful of laps left until he had fuel pickup problems and faded late. I'm sure he still won the bonus for highest placing 360.

7. Seth Wilson definitely drove his heart out...and made lots of new fans last night...both on and off the track!

8. Tony Jones once again proved he is the "Cowboy"...too bad he lost a cylinder about half way threw the main...I believe it was the #7 rocker.

9. I paid $25 for a pit pass, which I haven't seen since the '80's, and was welcomed into the main grandstands for the main events...wow! BTW...I don't think there is a bad seat in that house.

10. Bummer what happened to Chris Tramel...he's lucky to have lost only his leg hair! Very expensive night for a low-buck team. He lost a front axle, LF shock, radius rods, and an air box, plumbing & wiring, and his fire suit in the fire...that all adds up!

11. How cool was it to have Brad Doty doing commentary! First class guy all the way.

12. Robert Mayson was amazing on the microphone all night, with all of his stories and facts to fill in the gaps in the action...very impressive job buddy!

13. I bought a fully-loaded cheesburger, chips, and a soda for under $10...can you say "throwback"!

14. I love the new surface and banking at V.A.R. Made for some really tight racing...didn't have to wait for the scary slide jobs...there was plenty of opportunity to set guys up and pass.

15. Davey Pombo was fast the first time in an iTi Viper bar car...nice run to third place!

16. I think Tyler Brown should run the 'ol Okie more often...he looks so comfortable (and fast) in that car.

17. Was anyone else impressed with how smooth all the heat races were run?

18. $12.00 Inagural Event T-Shirts...that was a nice break for everyone! And I love the vintage design and colors too.

19. I thought Heidi made a good run in her #3x Victory Chassis.

20. Rip Williams better not stay out of the cockpit too long or his kid's gonna take over for good. If Cody continues to learn sprint car racing as fast as he has the last few races, Jack Jory is gonna have to run two cars!

21. I can think of only two things that could have helped last night's event: (1) They need to work the push-off chute a little better or allow the push trucks to enter the track if a car won't fire. Several cars had a hard time getting the rear wheels to turn in the dry dirt. Tramel's deal was most likely due to his fuel lines being over-pressurized trying to fire off unsuccessfully a couple of times. (2) The nerf bars certainly didn't seem to be an issue at the track, but I think more cars may have showed up if the rule was a bit more flexible.

22. I got home to Riverside by 11:00 pm...that was nice. :checkered: