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2004 ROAR Carpet Nationals

Photos from Around the Track

Behold: the pit area of a professional racer, Mike Blackstock.  Note the pile of tires, the pile of batteries, and of course, the jumbo fries.  Now we know where all that speed comes from. (Click to enlarge)
Behold: the pit area of a professional racer, Mike Blackstock. Note the pile of tires, the pile of batteries, and of course, the jumbo fries. Now we know where all that speed comes from.

The crowd gathers on the weekend for one of the modified touring A mains.  Good seats were hard to come by. (Click to enlarge)
The crowd gathers on the weekend for one of the modified touring A mains. Good seats were hard to come by.

Cars lined up on the tech table after their runs. (Click to enlarge)
Cars lined up on the tech table after their runs. (Click to enlarge)
Cars lined up on the tech table after their runs.

After each of the upper mains, the top three finishers' cars were deconstructed by tech to check for rules conformity.  The tech officials did an excellent job of keeping tech moving quickly and in a fair manner. (Click to enlarge)
After each of the upper mains, the top three finishers' cars were deconstructed by tech to check for rules conformity.  The tech officials did an excellent job of keeping tech moving quickly and in a fair manner. (Click to enlarge)
After each of the upper mains, the top three finishers' cars were deconstructed by tech to check for rules conformity.  The tech officials did an excellent job of keeping tech moving quickly and in a fair manner. (Click to enlarge)
After each of the upper mains, the top three finishers' cars were deconstructed by tech to check for rules conformity. The tech officials did an excellent job of keeping tech moving quickly and in a fair manner.

An insanely huge raffle was held on Saturday, with this entire pile of stuff (and more!) given away. (Click to enlarge)
An insanely huge raffle was held on Saturday, with this entire pile of stuff (and more!) given away.

Perhaps to prevent a repeat of the 2003 US Indoor Champs, ROAR maintained a video camera focused on the start/finish line in case of a photo finish. (Click to enlarge)
Perhaps to prevent a repeat of the 2003 US Indoor Champs, ROAR maintained a video camera focused on the start/finish line in case of a photo finish.

Brandon Rohde, owner of Team Paradigm, kept his drivers in the action all weekend by wrenching like no one has wrenched before. (Click to enlarge)
Brandon Rohde, owner of Team Paradigm, kept his drivers in the action all weekend by wrenching like no one has wrenched before.

A few of the highly sought-after trophies from this year's race. (Click to enlarge)
A few of the highly sought-after trophies from this year's race.

Furman Walker's Minority Racing ride. (Click to enlarge)
Furman Walker's Minority Racing ride.

Two boxes worth of free Xtreme R/C Cars magazines are unveiled on Saturday, and last all of two minutes. (Click to enlarge)
Two boxes worth of free Xtreme R/C Cars magazines are unveiled on Saturday, and last all of two minutes.

Within an hour of the final race on Sunday, the track emptied out, leaving a surreal impression of what had just taken place. (Click to enlarge)
Within an hour of the final race on Sunday, the track emptied out, leaving a surreal impression of what had just taken place.

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