used a long with portions of the old
rnade- Io r-te levis ion
Superbi kers
course, the Carlsbad drag str ip and
several sectio ns cu t through th e cha pparel to make the five-mile course.
"T h is is a true grand prix track , it's
fast an d has a lill ie bi t of everythi ng ,"
said Sen ior Novice class rider Chris
Tuttobe ne,
-'::1 love Carl sbad, it 's th e best ever,"
said 34-year-old Tom Wilson. " I like
th e histo ry of th e U.S. GP ."
Preserving some of that history is
wha t made T aylor decide to ru n the
race in th e first place.
" I' ve been comin g here sin ce I was
kid a nd wanted to con tribu te something to the raceway," he says.
c "T h is facility is so big that we can
ru n a good GP track ," said Lack ey.
" It took 60 hours of preparation , but
I think we built a safe, fun track. The
w..I!ole purpose of the event is to have
'! good time."
( Lackey may never have won the U.S.
GP at Carl sbad while competing on
the GP circuit, but he' s helped make
h is Christm as G P a winni ng event. CN
(Ri gh t) Brad Lackey clowns around
with Mrs. Claus. (Below) Both spectators and competitors received presen ts from the event 's many sponsors.
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