BY CHRIS MARTIN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM LESTER
A
n early evening rain shower was
initially received as a godsend by the
competitors, transforming a hard,
slick Black Hills Speedway into an ideal,
grippy battleground. Instead, it proved to
be a harbinger of additional precipitation to
come, rain that would ultimately force the
Mission SuperTwins main event to be red
flagged and called complete with less than
two full laps in the books.
It didn't come as a complete shock; the
improved shape of the surface allowed the
evening program to race ahead without
the need for additional track prep in hopes
of beating the weather. And in doing so,
the undercard races were run and done
without any rain-related drama.
But even though the premier-class com-
batants lined up immediately following the
completion of the support-class action,
Mother Nature refused to defer for the
additional 10 minutes required to squeeze
ROUND 11 / AUGUST 6, 2022
BLACK HILLS SPEEDWAY / RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
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FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK
>RAIN HALTS SUPERTWINS, BUT SINGLES AND
PRODUCTION TWINS GET 'ER DONE
RAIN WINS OUT
