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Battle on the Bricks: IMSA, IndyCar Shakeups & Weekend Plans · Fast Cars Fast Girls

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  Welcome to Fast Cars, Fast Girls. I'm Abby Meyer. This is take two for the night.
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  I'm Sarah Proctor. We tried this once before.
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  And this is take two for the night. And there were some storms in Indianapolis,
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  in the Indianapolis area this evening.
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  And we were mid-conversation, and there was a lightning bolt. Sure did.
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  And my hammer went out for two minutes.
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  It is. Gotta love it. You know, it is what it is. We've had so much rain this
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  summer. Love Mother Nature.
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  Yeah, I'm over. And I'll tell you what else can stop.
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  The heat. It can stop. It's, ugh. I think that's done for now.
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  Well, but you know, it goes summer, fall, and there'll be summer again,
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  and there'll be fall. I know.
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  It'll go hot again, and then we'll go winter. I'm not here for the hot again.
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  Yeah, I'm over it. I'm ready for cooler weathers. It's all right. I'm ready.
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  Oh, well, this weekend, it is the battle on the bricks. We've got IMSA in town. We do.
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  We get the sports cars. I love Rexy.
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  I love the liveries and the prototypes they just look so cool yeah love it love
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  it so we've got a full weekend,
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  and it's not just the msa cars which sarah has a little little rundown for everybody
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  on we also are gonna see lamborghitis we've got the porsche carrera cup running and also,
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  Mazda Miata's, the MX-5 Cup is running.
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  And I would drive the wheels off of Mazda.
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  They look so much fun to drive. I want to drive that. I would have so much fun
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  in it. Oh. Yeah. Well, and I'd also have fun in a Porsche Carrera Cup.
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  Now, would I be the moving chicane of the race? I mean, that's the important part.
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  Yeah. I may also end up being the moving chicane. I would have fun doing it.
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  Just because, yeah, I got a little out of control.
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  That would track. So, yeah. No, it's going to be a good weekend there.
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  And there's racing literally from almost dawn till dusk, Friday,
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  Saturday, and then most of the day, Sunday.
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  And you get to see qualifying and practice on Friday. And then we've got more
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  qualifying and races on Saturday. And then the big race is on Sunday.
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  Well, I missed this race last year. So I tried to cut my finger off last year.
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  So I was in the emergency room getting my finger stitched. Yeah.
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  I recommend staying out of the emergency room. No. Yeah.
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  So. Yeah. 10 out of 10 do not recommend going to the ER. Definitely.
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  It's way more fun to come to a race.
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  Well, you want to give us the rundown of our different cars in IMSA. Yes.
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  So there's different classes. So I'm going to kind of explain that.
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  The classes. So there's GT3 cars, which are pro-am driver lineup.
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  One of the drivers is a bronze rated driver. One of the drivers is silver rated.
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  There's many manufacturers in that class. They have a balance of performance
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  used to keep the cars equal as possible.
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  You can spot them because they have the green rear wing end plates and number
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  plates and side view mirrors.
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  You have the GT, which are the exact same specification as the cars in GT,
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  but this is more of like the professional drivers and they'll have a red.
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  Rear wings and plates and the number plates and side view mirrors.
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  And then we have the LMP2 cars, which are modulated prototype class,
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  which is pro-am driver lineup and
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  each class has an areca car because they make the best and then our gtp,
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  which is the manufacturer's design car using the lmp2 tubs and the manufacturers
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  build a prototype around it um designing suspension bodywork gearbox and the engine
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  and they also have a hybrid system so you're going to see cadillac porsche bmw
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  martin and acura in this class and this is one of our Acura is leaving after
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  this season. They've been very successful.
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  So, it'll be interesting to see what they do after this. Yes.
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  And this race is two hours and 40 minutes long.
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  Last year, it was six hours and the endurance race moved to Red America this
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  year. But I will miss having the cars on track for longer.
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  Yeah. I enjoyed it when it was six hours. It is fun.
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  I like a good endurance race. It's fun. It's fun.
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  So, well, at least, yeah. Yeah. It's always fun to go sit on the mounds.
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  Well, when you've got an endurance race, you've got to kind of plan your day
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  out. So you've got to plan your snacks. You've got to plan, okay,
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  what are we going to eat in the middle of the race? Because you're not getting
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  through a six-hour race without eating.
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  So it's kind of like a picnic. No.
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  But you can also, like, yes. But that's why I like to bring,
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  like, blankets and sit on the viewing mounds and, like, read a book.
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  So it's, like, the white noise. And if it's nice and sunny, it's perfect.
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  And everybody's like, you're bringing a book to a race track.
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  Yes, for an endurance race, yes.
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  Yeah, very relaxing. I'm here for it. Oh, well, it'll be a good weekend.
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  You'll get to see race cars this weekend instead of an emergency room.
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  So, well, it'll be good times. Yes, yes.
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  And maybe it will keep me off of the cold that we're going to get this weekend
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  at Kansas City. So, I hope not.
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  Well, we've got some IndyCar news.
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  It was shocking. I was very surprised. We do.
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  Dennis Hauger is going to be the new driver in the 14. Santino is no longer in that seat.
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  Which, because when I saw that Instagram post the other day,
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  I was like, 10 a.m. And I was like, okay, well, I was like, well,
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  Ferrucci's going to be there. Which I think it wasn't. I think that he could do well for sure.
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  I'm here for it. I'm just very surprised to see Ferrucci and Foyt part ways. It's been a long time.
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  That's fair. Well, he kind of regressed a little bit. So. It's a fair assessment.
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  I could see it. So, so I, it's a good pickup for them.
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  Because it's been a really long time since Foyt has won, and I have a good feeling
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  that Dennis might do that. I would love to see it.
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  I would absolutely. Yeah, there's a lot of Foyt fans. A lot of people really
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  would love to see that. I think a lot of people would.
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  Yeah. Some of my friends would. People would lose their ever-loving minds.
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  So, good luck to Dennis Hager at Foyt next year. It'll be fun to watch.
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  So, for Rucci, we don't know what's going to happen to him next year.
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  What I saw was more a part-time.
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  I wonder who he would ride share with. It's silly season. Yeah,
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  very interesting. I don't know. Yeah. Oh, absolutely.
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  I could see him maybe doing the ovals. Wow. But this was definitely not what we were expecting.
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  And we still have to wait for Ganassi in their replacement for the number nine.
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  Waiting with bated breath for that.
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  Yes. You know a present is coming. You just can't touch it yet.
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  You want to open the present. It's the worst. That's why I hate surprises.
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  Fun fact about me. I hate surprises.
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  Like, if I know it's coming, let me open it now. Why can't I have it now?
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  It's arbitrary. It means the same to me both ways. Or just tell me what it is.
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  Like, even if, like, Michael just whispered to me in my ear,
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  like, hey, it's going to be this driver. Don't tell anybody.
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  I wouldn't tell anybody. I
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  would just feel better knowing. I would happily keep it to myself. I know.
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  It will come. When you know you have a surprise coming, it's the worst.
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  And then Connor Daly is going to be running in trucks next weekend all the way out in Kansas. Yes.
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  The trucks? Yes. Do you think they should bring that back for IndyCar?
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  Did you ever go? No, I never did. Did you ever go to Kansas when IndyCar was
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  there? But I'd be happy to go.
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  I've actually never been to Kansas, so I would happily go.
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  I'm always down to check a new state off of my list. I enjoy the idea of IndyCar
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  having a few rotating tracks.
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  Yeah. Interesting. Yeah.
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  Interesting. But now, I thought at first, if you were asking about the trucks
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  pairing with IndyCar, like I love the Super Stadia.
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  He's got to keep his... They pair with IndyCar. Yeah. Oh.
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  Those are cool, though. I do. See, I would like to drive one of those,
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  too. It'd be so fun. I'd probably need to see a chiropractor afterwards.
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  Yeah, it would be fun. It would be fun jumping.
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  I would have the most fun. I say, or you.
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  I could just have you put me back in alignment. You're like,
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  no, I'm not committing to that. Eh.
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  Oh, and then we have some exciting things that we're doing this weekend.
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  So, Sarah, tell everybody all about it. Well, so if you saw our Instagram a
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  couple weeks ago, you saw we're partnering with Parkside.
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  So if you're at the track this weekend, watch Instagram.
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  We might be doing some fun stuff with that, too. Keep an eye on Instagram.
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  Might be some giveaways. and follow us all weekend.
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  Might be some free things that you could win. There might be some giveaways,
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  yes. There you go. You might be lucky like our last winter weekend.
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  Make sure you're following on Instagram. That is at saskar. Yeah. Yes.
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  And also before, did you know that Java House has their own collagen?
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  I went the other day because I wanted... Mm-hmm.
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  They have a really good, like, fall lineup menu.
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  And then I walked in and I saw the Wrangler Energy. And then I was like,
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  wait, they have collagen? When did this happen?
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  So that was definitely, yeah. I wonder if a box of that's going to be a better
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  deal than the collagen I put in my coffee. But now I did not know that.
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  And Java House has everything.
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  A little, yeah. Ooh, I love it. Get it, Java House.
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  Yes, and now they're going to, like, football stadiums, too.
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  So, yes. Absolutely. Yes. See, I like to support the sponsors of the series.
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  With our Java house drinks and our elf makeup. Yes. Yep.
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  And I eat some of the two that's seeing my Rob's. Yep. Sponsored. We play with Kongs.
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  Our dogs play with Kongs. I like the mission food, tortillas,
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  corn tortillas for me. Yep. Mm-hmm. I got three months of it for free when I
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  got my car this week. Sirius XM Radio.
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  They do. They do. Yes. They have some good ones. Yes. Of course.
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  Yes. And then, you know, shopping at the Sam's Club.
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  Right. How many sponsors have I used this week?
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  There you go. Oh, I forgot I did put Splenda in the IST the other day.
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  Oh, I love it. Well, nope.
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  And yes, no, guys, we're not sponsored by a lot of those things we said.
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  We're just, you know, shouting it out. Well, I think that's actually it for this week.
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  We did. We didn't lose power again. Yes, we made it through without losing power.
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  So we better take the win while we can. And there was no tornado sirens, so we'll score.
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  Absolutely. Make sure you come up and say hi to us. But if you see us this week,
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  come say hi. Yeah. We'll see you at the racetrack.