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Old 05-02-2007 | 06:34 AM
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By the way, what was the layout like in Memphis this year ? - one year I was there and they had what seemed to be an "endless" straight (125' or more I would guess), but other years they had smaller layouts.
Dave, I thought the track was a little smaller more technical this year. On my first lap I ran right into a pipe on a section that was straightway follow by a sweeper then another long straightway last year. They moved the track more towards the center of the parking lot and sealed it with black-top sealer. There was a couple cracks that upset the car if you weren't carefully. They did not spray it with a traction additive this year like they had in the past. The smaller more techincal track negated the gear ratio advantage I thought the M04m might have with a 21 tooth pinion.

It was a fun track and the weather couldn't have been any nicer for the event.
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