If you tried tuning in to our live coverage for Rocky Mountain Raceway’s Night of Fire event, then let me be the first to apologize…again. After attempt after attempt at getting the live-streaming to function, after fighting with both hardware and software, we had no choice but to throw in the towel on the livestream. And I was not happy with that at all, not one bit. One of my promises to you is that I will do everything within my power to get the stream to work, and this time it was all outside of my power. So after I packed up the gear, I took a drive…back to the hotel to put everything into safekeeping, a quick lunch run, and some time with some music to temper down the anger and frustration. That, and hopefully, to let the weather pass.
Between several wildfires and the natural position of Salt Lake City, the wind was raising hell at the track. Before I left the call had been made to shrink racing to 1/8th mile out of safety…past that point, the grandstands and the shelter from the wind they provided ended and racers had been voicing concerns about a sudden, strong crosswind just after that point. But the dust and debris that had been kicked up by the wind had taken their toll on the racing surface and the crew at RMR buckled down, waiting for a break in the gusts. By the time I had returned, the strongest winds were whipping away, so while there was a break in the action I broke out the camera and started walking around, capturing as many photos as I could of the machines that had come from many states to take one last shot at the track before it closes down for good.
Luckily, after the photos in this gallery had been taken, the winds backed off, the crew started preparing the surface, and it looked like we’d end the Night of Fire on a loud note after all. We have plenty more coverage coming from Rocky Mountain Raceways, so stay tuned!
