There’s no doubt that the Psycho Nitro Blast is a killer show. The energy, the attraction, the thrill, is very unique to Dave Leikam and his Racetime Entertainment Events and the awsome thing is that they always tweaked the fun formula each time to get the most out of every event. This year, the crew put on one of the best Psycho Nitro Blasts we’ve seen in a long time and with 753 entries, proves that this definitely a racer’s favorite and a legendary race on the race calendar.
What Racetime Entertainment does so well is the presentation. They go all out to bring the best and craziest ideas and make it a fun and challenging event; a fantastic racing spectacle. This year, the Joker Lane was implemented giving racers a new taste to race strategy and overall race experience. At first, many were skeptical, but many found the Joker Lane to be a fresh take on qualifying and mains.
The format was 24 hours of practice on Friday with 3 rounds of qualifying set on Saturday. With 753 entries, the days were definitely long, but every skill group ran consecutively meaning it gave you a lot of time after you run all your classes to take lunch breaks, naps, etc.
At the heart of the Psycho Nitro Blast is the track and this year the layout was awesome. The minefield or whoop section was technical and definitely had a fast line through it, but overcook this section and you were going for a tumble or flying off the track. The full speed sweeper tested your car’s on power steering and a huge wall ride made it very tricky and difficult to master this layout. The doubles were just right and none of the jumps felt too big as in years past. Overall, the track challenged all, but kept it fun with long laps, tons of technical jumps and a fierce wall ride. Huge thanks to Bobby Moore of TrackMasters for the awesome layout!
One of the Friday highlights, which is tradition, here at the PNB is the Rocket Car Jump! This year, Tekno’s Joe Bornhorst built a custom flyer and won the contest with ease. Check out the photo up top with JB taking a photo of his winning ride.