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I was there. BIG crowd. I had bought an advance GA ticket through the Ticket Hoss app. By doing so, my GA ticket doubled as a pit pass. Still had to wait in line until they opened the gates at 4. I got there at 3 and the there was a long line. Took 20 minutes to get in after the gate was opened. By the time I got into the grandstand, half the seats were already taken. Then there was another long line to sign in for the pits. Long lines all night at the one concession stand too. The place can’t really handle a big crowd.
It’s obvious that Brad Sweet wanted to improve over his previous two High Limit shows this year in regards to how things were run. Last night there were no support class. The show started on time at 7, the sprint feature pushed off at 9. 54 cars. Four heats, a C-main, B-main and an A. Even though there were three reds during the main, I still pulled out of the parking lot at 10:01.
There were also a few things added this time around to make it more of a big event feel. During the national anthem a woman rode horseback around the track carrying a large American flag. That was neat. There were more fireworks. Also, there were “Ring Girls” carrying cards in front of the stands announcing each event ala boxing. Terry McCarl does this at the Front Row Challenge too.
The racing itself was really good. Once Larson got the lead, he was gone. No one was going to touch him. Although, I did think Sheldon, Rico and Justin Sanders might make a race of it if they got into heavier lapped traffic. The reds during the last ten laps kind of ruined that. Still there were some crazy moves and crazy sliders throughout the pack, the whole night, especially coming off turn two.
Yeah, it was dusty. Sitting in the stands, I couldn’t see turns three and four either. I’ve been to Wayne Co before but it had been almost 30 years. My biggest memory of the place was how dusty and dirty it was. I came prepared. Brought goggles. Fortunately, there was a breeze that blew the dust away from the stands. I didn’t really wear the track home like I had in the past.
All in all, I enjoyed the show.
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