Thursday Notebook: March 25, 2021

Time to dust off the ol' Notebook and get some content out there before you all find somewhere else to get your racing news!

For example, Pella's Bob Eschliman launched the Iowa Racing News site back in January and he is poised to be a very busy man given the pace that he has been going in sharing Iowa related racing news thus far. I think it is cool that he is also including the Figure 8 tracks in the state, although the information that he will provide will only be as good as what he can get from from them! It's a very nice website, give it a look and place a bookmark.

Speaking of trying to get information out of a race track, I have politely been asking the Poplar Bluff Motorsports Park in the bootheel of Missouri to share their results after the track was reopened two years ago. Not only do I want the results to include in my Missouri state point standings, but I have a connection to the place since Morgan and I attended the first event ever held there back in the 1990's (or early 2000's, somewhere in there) so it is just nice to see how it is doing in its re-birth. The people running the place do a great job on Facebook of promoting each event, but they seem to forget the back end part of sharing the results so once again I asked them if they could at the very least take a picture of their pay sheets and post them. It took a few days, but late results are better than no results, and on Wednesday night they posted a picture of the pay sheets from last Saturday's show that featured the 410 Winged Sprint Cars. Kyle Bellm took the win in a car #50K and I am going to assume that this would be the Midland Performance ride owned by Scott Bonar out of Burlington since Kyle has been one of his "guest drivers" in the past.

It has been interesting to see what people have had to say about The Bristol Dirt Nationals and I can tell you that it has made up my mind on something, more on that in a minute. The six day mega event was hampered by rain, something that should not have been a surprise in the mountains of east Tennessee during mid-March, but the promotional team did their best to make decisions on the fly and I was impressed with just how much they were still able to complete. It was truly a herculean effort and I am glad that I spent the $39.95 to watch on XR. Friends of mine who made the trip out were pleased with what they saw, for the most part, and Positively Racing's Danny Rosencrans gave a nice write up of his experience.

Unfortunately two issues will likely standout in the memories of those who watched longer than all of the good racing that was had when the weather cooperated. I was stunned by the different videos that I have seen of the Modified crash on the back stretch. On his YouTube video Michigan driver Gavin Hunyady said that the incident started when a couple of drivers were still jockeying for position coming to the restart, became tangled together and stopped on the back stretch. Somehow this was not communicated to race control as the green flag waved and the field came thundering out of turn two at speed with the two cars still sitting on the back stretch. The leaders were able to miss them, but with less visibility for the drivers behind them several cars slammed into the mix. Two drivers were taken to the hospital, but thank God that their injuries were not life threatening in this incredible mishap. In the video Hunyady was able to make a quick move to the left to avoid full contact with a stopped car, but at the speed he was going it still sheared off the right front of his Modified.

The other down moment came with the disqualification of Hunter Anthony, the apparent winner of the $2,000 top prize in the Hornet feature. Apparently several track officials reported that Anthony was not wearing gloves, a safety rule requirement that was clearly stated. It is my hope though that all of these officials reported that during the final green flag segment of the race, because if they saw him racing without gloves and a caution waved, they should have pulled him off the track at that moment. What good is enforcing a safety rule after the race, and the event is over? It was though a nice windfall for Iowa's Jake Benischek who came from the ninth row to take home the top prize.

As I said before though, the event overall had to be considered a success despite all of the challenges, but as usual all of the "subject matter experts" on social media were quick to offer their alternative decisions that would have better suited them or were just outright nasty in their comments. Being friends with several of the people who were involved with putting this show on, all of the negativity irritated me to the point where I have made the decision that I will never promote a race again in my life. Nobody who is working their tails off to put on the best show possible should have to endure this and I know that I don't have the personality to handle it since we are now at a point where a race night has to have 70 degree weather, no wind, perfect track conditions, start on time, end quick and have every race decided at the wire in order to keep some putz from complaining about something. 

My inner Myron Pembleton would come out and frankly more promoters need to start handling some of these idiots in that manner. I know that if I had a person that was constantly bashing my track on Facebook, I would take care of it by banning that individual from attending. They might argue that I was infringing upon their Freedom of Speech, but running a race track is a business and every business has the right to deny service to somebody who is detrimental to the operation of that business. And besides, if you are so unhappy with a certain race track, there are plenty of others that you can attend instead in our region!

So now that I will no longer promote them myself, there are two concepts that I would be happy to share with any promoters who might be interested in listening to the ramblings of an ever older guy who has been around this sport for awhile. One is a No Risk Autumn Sunday Series and the other is the Open Trailer Nationals. 

Warren, we can talk about both concepts the next time that we see each other at the track which I hope will be soon!

A little too much moisture in Memphis

I had originally planned on spending two nights in Memphis, Missouri, this week only to have the wet weather wash away the Calvin Meyer Memorial at the Scotland County Speedway. They said they are looking for a new date that won't run up against any other events in the region, but if you can find one on this calendar, please let them know! 

As you can see there are still several events in the region that will try to run this weekend with the LaSalle Speedway now being my target for Friday night. Saturday night I will be a good uncle and go watch my niece perform with the show choir at their annual Dessert Theater, but some of the options that I had considered were The King of America event at Humboldt, the World of Outlaws at Lake Ozark, March Madness at Springfield, the weekly opener at I-35 Winston and the return of racing to the big half-mile Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee. One note on that race in Muskogee, the local Tourism Board is stepping up to pay the pit pass for all drivers on both Friday and Saturday night. Now isn't that cool?

My Dessert Theater decision is backed up by a busy week ahead with Frostbuster dates at Stuart on Tuesday, Vinton on Wednesday and Independence on Thursday. Then it will be the USMTS vs. UMP Modified challenge at 34 Raceway in Burlington on Friday and Saturday. 

The 2021 racing season is ready to roll here in the upper Midwest and I hope to see you again soon on the Back Stretch!

Thursday afternoon update: While watching the first press conference that I have ever seen where only "friendly" reporters were called upon and where answers/talking points were being read from a briefing book, the LaSalle Speedway announced that this weekend Thaw Brawl has been postponed until May 7th and 8th. That makes Tuesday's Frostbuster at Stuart my next target!

A Few Thoughts On Bristol and What "New" Track Will I Visit In 2021?

I had hotel rooms booked and plans made to make the trip to Bristol, but last week when I saw the extended forecast I made the decision to cancel the hotel rooms and make an investment in RaceXR instead.

Sometimes I make good decisions!

Holding a mega event like this in mid-March in the mountains of Tennessee was a gamble to begin with and while there has been plenty of bitching and moaning going around, once again the promoter and his talented crew have stepped up, poured in every ounce of effort that they can and have tried to make the best decisions possible to get this show in despite everything that Mother Nature throws at them. I say "once again" because an entirely different promoter and crew did the same thing at Boone last September and while their efforts are obvious and appreciated by most, there are always those who want to tell them how it could be done better, often with their own bias showing through for all to see.

Four Cylinders, you know I love you, I have been tracking your All Iowa Points since 2003 so that when I get a microphone in my hand I can talk about all of your accomplishments as well because you are heroes to me just like a Late Model driver, a Sprint Car driver, or any race car driver. But you guys have to stop whining about being the class that gets shuffled out of the mix when the weather interferes at big events like these. Frankly you have two choices; A.) If the weather looks like it is going to be a challenge to one of these big multi-day shows, don't go. Or 2.) Get somebody to promote The Hornet Nationals and if it rains, then cut the Late Model events short or send them home.

At some point people have to suck it up, look at the situation as a whole and realize that things don't always go your way. Man, I hate social media!

Here's hoping that the rain is now done at Bristol. The Hornets are now scheduled to run a full program on Saturday morning and the rest of an adjusted program will take place on Friday and Saturday with of course the Super Late Models serving as the headliners. Did some classes get "screwed"? Perhaps, but put the blame on the weather where it belongs. It's not like this promotional team has the next several days to stretch things out and try to make everybody happy because I believe that there is something else going on there next week. I have several friends who are already there or who are heading that way and I know that they will get to see some fantastic racing. And don't forget, you can click on that link in the opening paragraph to be able to watch it all from the comfort of your own home should you choose to do so.

With much of the racing on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday taking place during my work day I have really appreciated the edited versions that Bucky and the crew at XR have put up quite quickly so that I can then get my racing fix during the evening. The 602 Crate Late Models were the first to run qualifying features on Monday so the first two drivers to visit with Ryan Bergeson in victory lane were twelve-year-old Trey Mills from Saint Augustine, Florida, and fifty-nine-year-old Spencer Singleton of Dalton, Georgia. Guess which one was hopping around like a kid on Christmas there on the Bristol stage? Hint, it wasn't the kid!

The success of the Iowa drivers has been fantastic, but for me I'm not surprised, especially when it comes to the Stock Cars and Sport Mods. Maguire DeJong celebrated with his Montezuma Braves teammates after winning the Class 1A State Basketball championship last Friday in Des Moines and then headed east to Bristol to pick up a qualifying feature win. He will start on the outside of row one in the Sport Mod finale. The Murtys, Damon and Dallon both won qualifying features along with Johnny Spaw making it an Iowa sweep in the Stock Cars and I will be shocked if it isn't a driver from Iowa taking the final Stock Car checkered flag at Bristol.

I know that is a fifteen hour drive away, but this is more or less an Iowa party being held at the Last Great Colosseum. When I dial in XR and hear Mike Van Genderen giving commands on the Raceceiver, Ryan Bergeson and Chad Meyer doing the play-by-play, knowing that Bucky Doren is pushing the buttons as Director, J.D. Wheaton is waving the flags and that Cory Benge is somewhere on the grounds helping out with whatever is needed, then this is an "Iowa show" and I couldn't be prouder!

Again, here's hoping that Mother Nature gives them a break and that everybody in Bristol can deliver a great finale to the Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals this Friday and Saturday.

Trivia question: Who is the only teenager to ever win a race at Bristol in the same seven day span that he also celebrated a State Basketball Championship?

Answer: Maguire DeJong (11) Apparently the 30m jersey was not legal under IHSAA rules. (Photos blatantly stolen from a proud father's Facebook page)

Moving on now.....every year one of my goals is to attend a race at a track that I have never been to before and each year that gets a bit tougher to accomplish as I continue to check facilities off the list. No, Bristol would not have fulfilled that goal as I actually was out there the last time that they covered the place with dirt in 2000, so technically I would have to see a traditional race on pavement there to count it as a "new track", something that I would definitely like to do someday. In 2019 my only new track was the Slinger Speedway in Wisconsin, but in 2020 in part because of COVID I was able to check off three "new to me" tracks with race nights at Kennedale Speedway Park in Texas, Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Wisconsin and Lake Cumberland Speedway in Kentucky.

So now here we are in 2021, I am freshly vaccinated and ready to hit the road (okay, maybe a couple of weeks after my second shot) so where will that "new" track be for the Back Stretch? It has been several years ago now, and it was all on a pad of paper that I'm not sure where it resides, but at the time I had been to over 350 tracks in 24 states, many of them that are no longer in existence. But instead of boring you with all that, I am going to summarize tracks that would qualify, or not qualify for me by state here in the middle of the country. And if you would like to tell me why I should make one or more of these tracks my specific target for 2021 go to the Positively Racing Facebook page and make a comment on the post that includes this story. If compelling, I will add it to the blog below and we will compare notes at the end of the season.

Iowa

The only currently active track that I have not been to in my home state is the Clay County Speedway in Spencer and that is because the track was inactive back when I was running the NKF Tour. (Hopefully you were able to catch all of the stories and results from the Tour that I shared here over the winter). The folks in Spencer have been great inviting me to "come on 'up" and catch a show sometime and with their unique schedule I might just be able to make that happen in 2021. The challenge though is that even though it is in the same state, that five hour drive from southeast to northwest makes it a longer trip than some of my other options in Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin! 

Missouri

There are three active tracks in Missouri that I have yet to visit. The Central Missouri Speedway in Warrensburg has the best weekly purse in the country for dirt track Modifieds and it has been on my bucket list for some time now. I would love to take in the USMTS race that my friend Trenton Berry promotes at the Dallas County Speedway in Urbana, but actually a Friday night weekly race there would give me a better feel for the place. And, since they run the B-Mods on a regular basis, I am going to count the Doe Run Raceway as a target as well because let's face it, there are several more tracks out there that run figure eights, micro sprints, go karts, etc. that could make the list as well. I have seen the I-70 Speedway, the Bolivar Speedway and the I-44 Speedway all as both dirt and pavement, so can't even do one of those on a technicality!

Illinois

There are only three potential targets in Illinois as well. I pulled into the parking lot to see one car loaded and sitting near the pit gate following a rainout at the Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown. That was before the days of cell phones......with radar.....and so after a quick call from a pay phone I drove to Moberly, Missouri just in time to see it rain there as well. Brownstown owes me one! The Charleston Speedway definitely pulls in the car counts that would prompt me to make the four hour trip and the Dirt Oval at Route 66 would be a possibility as well.

Wisconsin

The obvious target here would be the Lafayette County Speedway as I include the track in my All Iowa Points (see the Other States section) and at 3 hours and 1 minute it would be my shortest drive to make the list. Other possibilities would be Toby Kruse's 141 Speedway, the Gondik Law Speedway in Superior, Angell Park Speedway, Eagle River Speedway, Eagle Valley Speedway, the Grant County Fair Race in Lancaster, Luxemburg Speedway, Plymouth Dirt Track, Outagamie Speedway in Seymour, Shawano Speedway, SK Speedway, The Hill, St. Croix Speedway, TNT Speedway, Tomahawk Speedway or the Wilmot Speedway. Plenty of possibilities in Wisconsin and that is just the dirt tracks! Add in the Jefferson Speedway, Golden Sands, Wisconsin International and State Park, and in just one Thursday through Sunday road trip I could knock out four newbies!

Don Reints tagged the Lafayette County Speedway, perhaps to warn them that I might be headed their way?

David Schlise replied "141 Speedway for a weekly show, 180 car average, 4 hour show, and you could do Seymour or Chilton on Friday and Luxemburg on Sunday. Thursday at WIR to make it a four race swing"

Indiana

With the ambitious schedule for its first year of existence the Circle City Raceway in Indianapolis will be a destination for all track chasers in 2021, although it seems like they have a lot of work to still do before that first race in May. Active tracks that I have already checked off my list in the Hoosier state include Gas City, Lawrenceburg, Bloomington, Brownstown, Twin Cities, Montpelier, Terre Haute, Tri-State and Lucas Oil Raceway. My top two targets would be Putnamville and Kokomo, any suggestions?

A.J. Smith said "Putnamville!"

Don Dameron says "Putnamville for sure"

David Schlise noted "I saw two shows each at Kokomo and Putnamville, both were awesome"

Minnesota

Again easier to say where I have been to than to list off all that I haven't. Fairmont, KRA in Willmar, Deer Creek, Slayton and Proctor would not give me that "new" track so southern facilities like the Jackson Motorplex and the Chateau Raceway in Lansing would be the first targets. I have also been told that I need to go to I-94 and Alexandria.

Warren Busse advised a trip to the Viking Speedway in Alexandria would be a good choice.

South Dakota

Husets may be the obvious choice here, but I have yet to see a race at The Raceway Park bullring. I was across the street several times at Park Jeff and I also went to the Black Hills Speedway when I was much younger so every other track in the state would accomplish my goal.

Nebraska

I have been to Eagle, I-80 and Beatrice so the rest are up for grabs. A Thursday night trip to Columbus has always intrigued me.

Don Dameron added to his Putnamville recommendation with "I also was impressed with McCool Junction" and the Junction Motor Speedway

Warren Busse recommended the track in North Platte, the Lincoln County Raceway

Kansas

Any track other than Lakeside or Humboldt would be a new one on my list. The fact that they run Open Late Models weekly at the Caney Valley Speedway has me intrigued.

Oklahoma

I have always wanted to go to the Salina Highbanks Speedway and one night when my son Morgan was in college at the University of Tulsa we were within ten miles of the track when we started meeting haulers headed the other way after an isolated thunderstorm parked over the track. That did take us though to the Port City Raceway for what turned out to be a fun evening and I have also been to Creek County and Thunderbird in Muskogee. I drive right by the Outlaw Speedway each time I go visit the grandkids and that place definitely has my interest along with Lawton and Ardmore. The new track in Tulsa will also open for the first time in 2021 after the virus kept it from doing son last year.

Texas

Yes, the reason that you are now seeing the special events list in the calendar at Positively Racing, and the fact that I am now tracking points for the state is proof that Grandpa is planning on someday basing himself close to the kids, so he has to know the Lone Star state drivers! Kennedale and Big O, back when it was known as 85 Speedway in Ennis are the only two dirt tracks that I have been to thus far, but don't be surprised if this is where my "new" tracks in 2021 come from. Devils Bowl, Boyd, Heart O' Texas, RPM and the dirt track at the Texas Motor Speedway are all relatively close drives from Dallas and my oldest will be four in August. It is about time to introduce a new race fan to the sport!

If I am able to travel for business again anytime soon that could bring several other states into play as well and let's just pray that our society gets back to some sense of normalcy soon.

So that's my bucket list to start the year, hopefully you will click on that calendar link above and start planning your racing travels soon. And wherever that might be, I hope to see you out there on the Back Stretch!

Gardner Surprises, Jackson Prevails in March Madness Thrillers at Springfield

I would have to do some digging to find the last time that I opened a new season at the same track that I had closed out the previous one, but that was the case on Saturday as I returned to the Springfield Raceway in southwest Missouri. The track's annual Turkey Bowl had been my last "in person" event back on November 20th and I would open up my 2021 season with an enhanced March Madness event three and a half months later. I say "enhanced" because on Tuesday it was announced that the Super Late Models would be added to the program after the Comp Cams series opener scheduled for the Boothill Speedway in Louisiana had been pushed back a week due to wet grounds. The fact that the B-Mods would be racing for $1,000 to win already had my attention on making the trip to Springfield, but when the Late Models were added the trip was locked in.

Twenty-one Supers were on hand, right about the count that I expected, and the qualifying heats were high speed and loaded with action highlighted by a back and forth battle between Billy Moyer Jr. and Scott Crigler. Crigler would prevail in that one, but with the luck of the draw Moyer Jr. would start from the pole position with his National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame member father to his outside for the thirty lap main event.

Junior would get the early advantage, but Crigler would again be on the charge after starting fifth and he would slip under Moyer exiting turn four to take the lead on the fourth circuit around the quick quarter-mile. The racing was intense behind him until the caution waved on lap nine when Patrick Lewis apparently couldn't make it into the infield after circling the low side slowly for two laps. 

It was an eventful caution period though as first Jesse Stovall stopped on the inside of the back stretch. His left rear body panel had been bent up a bit and perhaps after racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Series in Florida where they will take all the time in the world to have an official re-hang a body for you if needed perhaps that was what he was looking for here at Springfield as well? I have to assume because I never did hear an explanation, but Stovall sat there unattended for several caution laps before someone on a four wheeler drove over to him from the infield, got off and looked at the car. I couldn't see whether this was an official or a crewman and I couldn't see whether he touched the car or not since he was on the back stretch, but while this inspection was going on the leader Scott Crigler pulled into the pit area off the back stretch. A flat tire? Again I couldn't tell and if anything was said on the p.a. I must have missed it. 

After his time on the bottom of the back stretch, Stovall then drove up to near the entrance of the pits at the end of the back stretch for another brief stop before driving away and lining up second for the restart. The flagman however was signaling for him to go to the rear and I am sure that he was being told the same thing over the Raceceiver, but Stovall continued to ride around in second for three or four laps before he angrily sped around the leader and went back to the pit entrance to voice his opinion. All of this idle time allowed Crigler to return to the track and he would join Stovall at the back for the restart with twenty-one laps remaining.

The elder Moyer would assume the lead for that restart and he would set a blistering pace as Stovall quickly charged back into the top ten after just a couple of laps. The race would stay green from here with Jason Papich, Logan Martin and Kyle Beard in hot pursuit of the leader. All of the leaders were riding the rim, but down low Illinois visitor Bob Gardner had found the bottom to his liking. After starting eleventh Gardner was gradually coming to the front and he moved to the second spot on lap nineteen with Moyer just a few car lengths ahead of him. The challenge for Gardner though was that the lapped car of Doug Tye was also running the berm and it took Gardner three laps and a fade back to fifth before he finally drove around the outside of Tye.

After getting past Gardner and Tye, Beard tried the bottom but he could not make it work as well as Gardner who was again marching his way back to the front and with five laps remaining he was back to second and again closing in on the leader. With two laps remaining Moyer appeared to have enough of a lead to take the win, but as he raced down the back stretch and into turn three the slower car of Ryan Gillmore was in his preferred line. Gardner pounced on the opportunity and he would snatch the lead as the white flag waved with Moyer diving under Gillmore heading into turn one. The legendary driver would then drive deep into turn three on the final lap, but Gardner was perfect on his lower line as he secured the win.

As the car #4G pulled into victory lane I couldn't help but wonder how many of the large crowd on hand asked who the heck this even was as the veteran driver from central Illinois celebrated his memorable win. Logan Martin started seventh and finished third, Beard moved from sixth to fourth while Moyer Jr. filled out the top five. Stovall actually spun to the bottom of turn two on the final lap as the leaders were entering turn three and kudos to the officials for allowing the race to finish under green rather than throwing a quick caution like we  would have seen at a lot of other tracks. He would be scored tenth in the final rundown. Former All Missouri Points Modified champion Mitch Keeter made his Late Model debut with a ninth place finish while former Missouri Points Limited Mod champion Ryan Gillmore was eleventh.

The B-Mod feature would follow the Late Models and I thought that I heard it announced that it would be a twenty lap event for the twenty cars that had advanced from the stout field of thirty-six. Arkansas driver Kanyan Methvin who you will commonly find driving in three or four different divisions over the course of a season started from the pole position and he would lead the first four laps before caution waved for a Jaren Martin spin in turn four. One more lap would go in the book before front row starter Weston Holman would get bounced around and spun in turn one and another lap would be completed before Mike Striegel had a tire come apart sending him for a spin in turn one. 

Once back to green J.C. Morton, who had started twelfth, slipped under Sam Petty for third exiting turn four on lap seven and as their battle continued into turns one and two Petty would get into the left rear of Morton and the two cars would slide to a stop in a tangle at the start of the back stretch. Morton appeared to be having some fuel pickup issues earlier in the evening so that may have been an issue here as well, but none the less two of the top contenders had now been eliminated.

With that rash of cautions now behind us the race would stay green to the checkers and what a battle this would be with Kris Jackson challenging to the inside and Dayton Pursley to the outside of Methvin. The trio would cross the stripe three wide on lap nine with Pursley even riding up the front stretch wall momentarily. The battle would continue and they would be three wide again at the line on lap ten this time with Methvin down low and Jackson in the middle.

Jackson would ease ahead by a car length to lead lap eleven and his diamond line would continue to thwart the run that Pursley was getting off the top on both ends of the speedway. On lap fourteen Pursley used his run off turn two to drive to the bottom in turn three getting a nose under Jackson and as the leaders exited turn four I was surprised to see the white flag waving. Jackson was able to ward off Pursley on that final lap to take another win here at Springfield and Methvin was able to nip Pursley at the line for second. Chris Spalding who was an early contender after starting fifth finished in the fourth spot while Brandon Bollinger made the long tow from Kewanee, Illinois, to complete the top five. He had started eleventh.

In earlier feature action defending track champion James Redus started from the pole and gave up the lead to Darrell Hurt for four laps before putting the station wagon on the cushion and taking the lead on lap five to win the fifteen lap Pure Stock feature. Former Carroll, Iowa, resident Karla Lampe came from the inside of row five to finish in the runner-up spot with Jeremy Townsend, Hurt and Dalton Roberts next in line.

After a half hour break to re-work the track the Midwest Modified feature was a caution-fest with six of them sprinkled across fifteen green flag laps that saw Jerad McIntire take the win. Even the announcer described it as "the race we thought that we would never see end" and it makes you wonder if the next time this class will not be the second of five features on the schedule. In contrast though, only one caution waved during their three heat races that started the evening.

The Legend Car feature was taking the green as I was pulling out of the parking lot and I see that the top three finished where they started with Grasyn Cox taking the win over Bismarck, North Dakota, traveler Drew Papke and Springfield's Grayson McKiney. Montana's Jay Quenzer finished tenth.

Track owner and promoter Jerry Hoffman is one of the best in the business and this was a great way to kickoff my 2021 racing season. It is a good bet that this will be where it ends as well with another trip to the Turkey Bowl in November. For now race #2 for the year for me is scheduled to be on the final weekend of March at the Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Missouri, and if you are looking to put together your early season targets make sure that you visit the Calendar page at Positively Racing.

Hope to see you again soon on the Back Stretch!