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8:12
Welcome to the Last Chance Qualifier....First truck off the line was the 1x and they are winching up the second waterfall of Backdoor now. Hundreds of fans have lined the Backdoor Canyon.

8:14
The second truck is announced off the line and is hauling ass towards his first obstacle at Backdoor, 41X.
 
Reports 1x rolled over after the top of Backdoor on the sandhill...

Reports on the radio that 41x is super fast!
8:15
41x = Single seat buggy ladened with "Rockware" logos...
8:20
The 41x walked up the Backdoor waterfalls and cleared the top of the sand hill hauling the mail.

Weather conditions are 60 degrees wtih a strong wind.

Goggles are the hot item of the day with all the blowing sand...

COME AWN!
8:22
Team 2 is reporting from the bottom of Backdoor as hordes of people continue to pour into the race event site.  

KOH Officials are reporting heavy crowds down near the bottom of backdoor sand wash.
8:22
The WARTHOG is on course climbing the bottom of the first waterfall..the WARTHOG is a MONSTER size rock crawling rig...
8:24
His 46 inch Rubber has not problem blasting up the race course...and walked up the second waterfall at Backdoor with no problems.

This is surprising as many thought the waterfalls at 'Backdoor would put the test to many teams.

WARTHOG is over the top of the SANDHILL.....
8:27
51X - a two seat rock rig flew through the sand canyone and is winding his way through the top of the first waterfall...both helmeted racers bouncing and now the REv Limiter is banging hard and now is on his side after a good roll...
8:29
Reports that he may need to be winched over which would put him out of the race...51X disqualified by his rollover and course recovery.
8:38
8:38
8:39

4 cars through the Backdoor as the carnage begins!
8:41
37 total qualifiers are entered in the LCQ...
8:41
8:45
76X making his way up the race course, Frankenstein, preparing to winch up the first waterfall
8:48

Photos are slightly delayed as photogs are shooting and running back to the bottom of Backdoor where the Pirate4x4/DIRTnewz Satellite truck is set up.
8:48
8:49
Frankenstein is backing out of the course and is reported to have blown up his front end..another one bites the dust.

Racers have been prerunning and are reporting that the course is much more difficult than many thought it would be and they are banging up the race course hard
8:51

Pirate4x4's Team 2 just spoke with the SideXSide Champion - Mitch Guthrie who won yesterday afternoon.   Guthrie said he destroyed his POLARIS Rasor in the 40 minute victory over the competiton.  

He's all smiles today here at Johnson Valley

8:52
#37 Craig Thompson is off the line but already have fuel issues and is delayed slowed on the course prior to our location.
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