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2009 Rotax Grand Nationals in Norman, OK.
Bad Weather ... & Mud       
    
Engine warm-up       
    
Rain Practice       
    
Inside the tent - work on the front-end. The constant rain has turned the ground into a swamp.       
    
In "Park Ferme"       
    
Heat race line-up       
    
Passing       
    
Later and harder on the brakes - passing into turn 1       
    
Back in pitlane - what changes to the setup do we need to make for the next session?       
    
Technical Inspection - pushing the kart up on the scales       
    
Driver & Machine are well prepared on race day: 4th fastest in the morning warm-up session       
    
Chaos at the start of the Prefinal race       
    
      
    
Big Pile-Up in Turn 1 - Prefinal race       
    
      
    
Tough luck, #46 is stuck       
    
Before the final: Driver-Parade, about 200 racers, 40 juniors       
    
National Anthem       
    
Shaking hands with Joe Ramos       
    
The pace car       
    
Tough fights in the Final race       
    
Race is over. From last (after the Pile-Up in the prefinal) to 14th, running as high as 10th in between.