It was a nice summer day on the "Left Coast" of Michigan... Finally.

It didn't rain. Didn't threaten snow. The sun was out and the racing was great.

And the name of the game was innovation. They have something for everyone at Battlefront Gaming and RC including both an indoor and outdoor track for offroad RC, slot cars, rock crawling, even a lake for boat racing...

Check out the indoor pits, complete with windows for viewing the indoor track:

And rock crawling - this place has it all!

The thing about this track discussion (all season long someone had something to say about this track or that one) that amuses me is when we're running a program that includes Slash and Short Course classes and the driving style they inherently provide, and also 2WD buggies and trucks, 4WD buggies, AND 1/8 electric buggies - one track condition preferred for one type of car may not be the favorite for another.

One size just doesn't fit all. This isn't Europe, we don't race offroad on grass.

The Battlefront track had lots of challenges AND also a killer ramp lead up to the jump in front of the driver's stand. Killer.

I've never seen Slashes fly like last Saturday, and Chad's Academy Short Course Truck flew like artwork.

And those 1/8 electric buggies sure flew too...

One B44 flew quite nice and landed on someone who rolled it - sorry, it was an accident.

It was tough to film because of the time of day, track orientation to the North / South axis and facing East from the driver's stand, as it was built against the wall (camera angles were tough to work with, avoiding the sun). But I adapted (while filming), like a decent racer needs too... Also.

The Novice A-Main is shot from the driver's stand, which allowed for some great comments caught on tape...

Watch out as the Slash Spec A-Main trucks bounce across the camera man's feet...

The Master's 19T Truck A-Main was quite a hot race, as usual ...

Stock Buggy A-Main, listen close as the pot holes in the turn started to become a hot topic of debate...

Stock Truck A-Main - Finally I can hear as the Race Director calls the shots...

Short Course Truck A-Main - watch Chad's home made Academy Truck fly with the greatest of ease!

Mod Buggy A-Main, some pretty great racing...

Mod Truck A-Main - some more great racing...

4WD Mod Buggy A-Main (sorry I got distracted, it was hard to follow the leaders):

1/8 Electric Buggy A-Main WITH the BFG Big Air Afterglow...

It was a great finish to a great MORL Summer Tour 2009. Thanks to everyone, and looking forward to the winter indoor season... and next summer.