Re: phoenix crash
Track prep is the key.
I have friends who live in the Phoenix area and will not race there.
In 2007 I raced the National in SG and was #1 qualifier 9.901 at 160+MPH with a new car. I lost 3rd round and loaded the car and waited for the next weeks Division race.
I took the car out and in 3 time trials and first round the best et was 10.9 something due to the car getting loose when it came off the stop. I thought the car was broken. I tried everything I could think of and never made a full pass down the track. A few weeks later I went to Tuscon to the Division race there and the car was flawless and I made 4 rounds there.
That same year there was discussions of not having a National there if things were not upgraded. I think over that year is when they added the shutdown area paving out into the desert and additional return road. Since then I have not seen any changes.
I did not go out west this year due to scheduling and family issues. This is the first time I have missed the early races since retirement in 2001.
However I am not disappointed I skipped it this year.
Just My 2 Cents
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