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**posted July 3rd 2009**
Ventura Raceway
June 27th 2009

KK vs CK II
The fire at Ventura Raceway continues to burn out of control. Over one hundred and fifty racing cars clogged the pits with heat Saturday night. Eight different divisions raced it out. From racing brats to senior whippersnappers, everybody was strutting their stuff. The hardcore Ventura fans continue to dial in the finest open wheel racing on the West Coast. Fan #1 Dave Mahar was on the scene. Ralphie came up from the PAS to see for himself. I saw Hall of Fame driver Rip Williams coaching in the pits. We had all or nothing firefights in the heart races. There were so many cars they had to stuff in B Mains for Modifieds, Senior Sprints and VRA Sprints. Nobody went home early. We had a put up or shut up Main Event where everyone and everything cashed out or crashed out. In the stands, there wasn"t a pair of eyes unfixed on the action. You could have picked up the Pacific Ocean and walked out the back, nobody would have noticed. It was a race where you needed smarts, muscle and true grit to get to the front. It was so brutal you could have fired patriot missiles at the front-runners.... Continue story