Thank you for setting up such a unique track! The road course idea was brilliant. It was definately a drivers course, not a horsepower course. The tight rights and left allowed for multiple ways to set up to pass other people. There were so many opportunities for you to make a mistake or for others. Usually you are only afforded one or two places on a track to pass people, sometimes none. I can think of at least four or five spots you could get by people if you set up correctly. Another wonderful thing was that it really didn't matter if you had an extremely expensive high power mower. If you couldn't turn right you would be subject to getting passed by a low budget machine that had a better combination of left and right turning ability. Not only was this totally refreshing race this track compared to an oval, it seemed to also make racing a governed class, even an IMOW (which is usually follow the leader) an exciting class to watch. The tight turns seemed to make it a better track for the traditional chassis.
It should be noted that the speeds seen on this track were not as fast as most traditional oval track national races I have been to. So I would say if wrecks were to occur, they would be at much slower speeds making this track a safer one to race on, while still retaining if not boosting the excitement factor with the ability to pass through the roof. From an insurance vs. racers standpoint, this would be an ideal situation.
I hope the USLMRA considers this venue and track set up for next year as a national race. With the exception of the tracks roughness, which was due to weather and this being the first time mowers ever raced on it, the concept was awesome.
