Track was a fun track. I rode like crap, and in the second moto think someone fell into Lotts, and he fell into me, so that sucked, but that's racing. No biggie for me these days. I struggled with stomach craps like never before yesterday (No Hershey, it was not PMS). Must have been the heat. Wasn't really tired, but it was killing me on the bike.
As for the water, you don't want to make it a muddy mess that makes for crap racing, one lined track, with ruts every direction as it dries. I think overall, TV Land did a decent job with the conditions trying to control the dust. I would have liked the disc run through the back corners once or twice, but that is me, I am like Kelly, I like the fresh prep.
Parking.....My suggestion if your going to have a battle race next year.....Bulldoze one if not both those little pit bike tracks, make them flat and throw some grass seed for parking. He had 370 entries on Sunday, and had only a little parking left from where 4 wheelers left. If the event grows, he does not have enough parking.
Starting line....Worst part of the track. The outside of the gate is a disadvantage for sure. The whole first turn in my opinion just does not feel good. I would move the start or redesign it or something. Heard lots of comments about it.
My son had 37 riders in his 250c class. He was moto 2 and 5. First moto he got a 3rd place start and ended up 6th. He said the last lap just killed him he was tired from the first moto. 2nd moto, he got a horrible start and must have been around 20th to 25th place. He rode back to 7th place! It was awesome watching him running it in deep on guys in corners and railing the outside berms right around them. It was a really fun moto to watch him pick off that many guys. Ended up 6th overall in C and 8th overall in a really fast 125 class.
Its always great going to the battle races and seeing a lot of really good people that we never see in southern Ohio. I do truly wish some how this battle series was one race north, one race in southern Ohio, and the final at BC. Perhaps to just try to get more people from SW Ohio to participate. Getting home at almost 11pm last night was the down side for sure.
Fun track though. Wish it was closer.
