On the way to the track, the Head Weenie Wacker stopped by the historic home of the Head Wisconsin Weenie, the Johnsonville Brat.
The fun thing about ALMS racing is the amazing amount of access for the fans. You can walk all over the garage area and out behind the pit wall. Just before the race, the pits are open to all for grid walks, and there is always a lengthy autograph session with the drivers.
Here's a sample of the "behind the scenes" stuff we encountered:
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| In the garage |
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| Not the way to arrive back at the garage |
There goes Bobby Rahal!
The eventual GT Class runner-up clears tech inspection
Finally, the green flag waves, and the race is on!
The Number 6 P1 Muscle Milk entry absolutely dominated the early going, but had a leak and went down four laps. With the problem repaired, and a little help from a couple of full-course cautions, they thundered from the back of the field toward the lead. Remember, this involves weaving through four other classes of racers, some of whom are not as fast or experienced as the P1 type car.
Number 6 Muscle Milk almost did it...on the last corner of the last lap (after four hours of racing) they passed the leader, and it was a drag race up the hill to the finish line. In one of the closest race results yet, the Number 16 Dyson Lola Mazda won the overall race by a fraction of a second. Finishing first in the GT class was the 55 BMW of Jorg Muller, and that GT race was exciting as well, with the Flying Lizard number 45 finishing a close second in class.
Well, looks like race attendance is over for us for the season. Now, we move on to Home Remodeling 101...
