Not since 1973 of the first five races of a trans-Amp season had five different winners. You can rest assured none of these five men want to see that string stretch to six. Today the sound of tourists driving through the lush and rustic Connecticut countryside are replaced by some of the most definitive sounds of motorsports. 640 horsepower V8s rumbling around Lyme Rock Park in the Berks years in a 180 mile an hour game of King of the Mountain. Hi everybody, I'm Mike Joy delighted to be here for this Memorial Day celebration of speed in just a few minutes. Even the Trout and the Housatonic River will feel the vibration and the rumble of the V8 powered trans-AM cars. Last year Ron Fellows going down the downhill the fastest corner here had this rather spectacular crash. It also has to be a very important corner because it leads on to the long front straightaway. At the end of which is turn one or big bend as it's known around here. And the big bend is very important because that's where you're going to see most of the overtaking into big bend this afternoon. And this whole complex big bend turns into turn two and then into three and this is the one place where the drivers can really get up a good rhythm. And as I said earlier you're going to see most of the overtaking into turn one with some people maybe sneaking by on the way into turn two. So on board we'll be with Tommy Kendall the south of the noon who's got the highest percentage of wins to start. And this series there you see him on board he's going to have his work coming out coming up from the fourth spot. And Dorsey will be starting from the front row a man with more experience here than probably anyone else. Ready to roll at Lyme Rock Park. As you said Sam, because Dorsey is ready to probably the most experienced driver here going into this very important big bend squeeze high down by one turn behind him. Great kick it on the outside. AC Jamie Gallagher is back in 11 spot. Into the only left hand corner on this circuit it is the slowest turn of Lyme Rock Park. And he need to stay away left to get a jump to the back straight away. It's not really a straightaway that zig and then Zag two corners along what is now called no name straightaway and the climbing turn. Very tricky to front of these cars coming off the road some of the axle the front wheels actually losing contact through West Bend there with Dorsey straight to the back. It's going to heal the second five. Down to the downhill this is a real gut red jump. Down hill swooping you've got to make a good apex otherwise you can ride out on that gravel on the left. And of course you need to make a really good exit out of there to get down this straightaway with Jamie Gallagher just trying to do to get around. I think that's Saunders. Bill Saunders in one of the highway master cars. Jamie Gallagher has got to move up fast. He's leading the championship but only slightly over Dorsey straighter. Dorsey of course has a clear track in front of him. And then Jamie Gallagher you see him right there coming through the left hand or is he in trouble. And he's going to have to move up fast. As right in front of him is Scott Sharp. Ron Fellows has got a round break picket in the yellow car and number six car Ron Fellows. In that gorgeous Sonoco car right behind Dorsey straighters they go up the climbing turn. Ron Fellows really needs to win this race. Fellow is of course who had a great start to the season at St. Petersburg but has not had any luck since then and had a big crash. The turn they are about to go through right now last year. On board then from on there you see Brian Simo in one of the Tom Gloy cars. And you see Ron Fellows trying to go around the outside of Dorsey straighter big bend. Sam is that the toughest way to pass here on the outside of big bend? I tell you it's tough everywhere here Mike now. The track with these very very fast wide cars feels narrower than it ever has. It's a treacherous track. It's more like a mile over in many ways. The momentum counts as much as anything. Sam Wadolba, momentum. Former Levy once was SCCA's most popular class. Little overshoe looking cars on skinny tires. Sam was the first man to ever drive on in top gear with his foot on the floor all the way around this place. Something that for years, both seconds have never been done. I didn't think it could be done either. That's what it did. Down the hill. That front, front, front, very very closely, bunched up as we go back to Brian Simo just behind Boris said. Boris said in that all the white number 14 here. Of course it was the fastest qualifier. I had to start back and fit a tremendous disadvantage here with that inverted start. But it really has made it.