Got a call from my buddy Sherman Barnett who's sponsoring the 5k to win west Texas shootout in El paso this weekend.(old guy finished 8th)
Guess they had a pretty wild time last night in El paso...last night.
Track was dry & racy from top to bottom.
4 out of the top 5 got dq'ed...
2 for carb infractions (what constitutes non altered) lol.
Both are lobbying for reinstatement due to the carbs being legal all year, then last night, not so much.
2 for compression ( one puffed 13 to 1...oops).
10.1 gets ya dq'ed...so missed by just a smidge.
Tech was thorough&brutal.
They pulled oil pan plugs, checking for lightweight cranks.(no plug, meant drop the pan in the dirt).
Top 5 were in tech for a while...
They even went so far as to take off pull bars & check for hidden, internal springs.
Lots of 3/4 wide racing, pushing, gouging, flared tempers & bent up bodies.
Yellow w/couple to go & Greg Gorham put it on the rim & went from 10th to 3rd.
Sounds like the fans got their money's worth...
Tonight it's 5k...to win, so I'll bet it gets amped up by a bunch.
Wish I was there...