Regards walking the course, its a fair walk in the heat!
3rd year going and the first that was not cancelled so this was my first run on the salt.
We got to travel the rookie course in the van before the first run so we could see the course condition, first impression was that it was a bit rough and the surface was loose as the other vans were throwing loose salt up off there tyres. Think of following someone leaving fresh tyre marks in fresh snow.
I have massive respect to all the officials and volunteers that drag the courses as the racing would not happen without them, they are making the best of what salt is there.
As for going to another cotenant for a better track, since we had to pack everything in a container and ship to America it would be just as easy to ship anywhere worldwide. (did I really say it was easy
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