They did something a little (okay, a lot) different for the start, with about 20 feet of sand right in front of the gate, and then a start to the dirt surface. We're guessing they were trying to keep the speeds into the first turn down. Oh, and the guy operating the tractor here is Bryan Wallace. We featured him as a privateer at Hangtown, and he also works with Marc Peters as a track builder.
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