Aahh, the sweet smell of race fuel in the morning! One of my favorite smells, honestly. If there was a car freshener with that same smell, I would buy it by the case.

But I digress. The first full day of practice turned out to be interesting. Practice was open to the lower half of the mountain and the weather was the furthest concern. Actually it was awesome weather, sunny with a light breeze. Compared to the previous 24 hours, where the mountain received 4.5″ of rain.  No, today we had to worry about a moose on course and those pesky bears, er, bear. Other than that, only a car or two flying off course, but more on that later.

I’ve been up for 16 hours straight so enjoy the photos I have. More are sure to come tomorrow with the second day of Practice on the upper half of the mountain, weather permitting. So far, the forecast has actually looked great. If it holds, this may give David Higgins and Travis Pastrana the chance they need to break the Six Minute mark and set a new record! I hope this holds true but only time will tell.

See you all at the mountain!

 

Car 20, Thomas Ellsworth, 1935 Ford Amilcar Special
Car 20, Thomas Ellsworth, 1935 Ford Amilcar Special
Car 202, A full family affair. The colors even match.
Car 202, A full family affair. The colors even match.
Car 75, David Higgins/Craig Drew, 2013 Subaru STI
Car 75, David Higgins/Craig Drew, 2013 Subaru STI
Car 411, Roy Hopkins, 1969 BMW 2002
Car 411, Roy Hopkins, 1969 BMW 2002
Car 881, Ted Theodore 2004 Westfield Megabusa
Car 881, Ted Theodore 2004 Westfield Megabusa
Car 34, Subaru STI
Car 34, Subaru STI
Car 199, Travis Pastrana
Car 199, Travis Pastrana
Car 199, Travis Pastrana
Car 199, Travis Pastrana
Car 212, Duane Foley, 1971 Opel Ascona
Car 212, Duane Foley, 1971 Opel Ascona
Car 25, Kevin Gale, 1990 Troyer Modified
Car 25, Kevin Gale, 1990 Troyer Modified
Car 350, Larson Shultz, 1997 VW Jetta (at one point in its life)
Car 350, Larson Shultz, 1997 VW Jetta (at one point in its life)
Car 600, Dillion VanWay/Andrew Edwards, 2013 Subaru STI
Car 600, Dillion VanWay/Andrew Edwards, 2013 Subaru STI
Car 46, Douglas Hoar 2004 Subaru STI
Car 46, Douglas Hoar 2004 Subaru STI
Car 13, Jon Lee 1940 Lloyd Rockey Special Sprint Car
Car 13, Jon Lee 1940 Lloyd Rockey Special Sprint Car