I would also like to see one of more racers from Colorado make it to the world finals. It doesn?t matter what part of the state they come from. There are some great racers in this state and it will be nice to see that talent pitted against the best of the best in the country.
On a different topic, how nice was the practice yesterday at The Track? You think a few people had cabin fever? Oh my gosh! When we pulled up (just after the gates opened, I thought we were at a CSC event. If you didn?t get to The Track early then you were delegated to the back row for pit space. I don?t know what the final count was but there were more people on the track at any given moment than you see racing during CSC events. Kudos to Jim and the crew for keeping things running smoothly with so many people practicing.
It was also nice to see so many Rotax packages. There had to have been more Rotaxes out there than any other engine package. It must be a reflection of the excitement of having the Grand Nationals here this year. However, the hit of the day was clearly the new Vampire four stroke TaG engine. Anytime Jim took that kart on the track people stopped what they were doing to watch. That thing was ungodly fast. It was passing shifters down the straights and eating other Tag?s for lunch. It also had a very sweet sound without being too loud ? unlike the #5 two stroke shifter kart that damaged everyone?s ears between here and Wyoming. It may be time to bring out the db meter and start pulling noise abusers off the track. Everyone I talked to companied about that one particular kart.
All in all, a great day and a good sign for Rotax. Bring on Spring and some sunshine!