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The Kangaroo Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway will get underway the Tuesday night. Unfortunately, most race fans will not be able to make it to Charlotte to take in the action, especially fans of the #03 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero back in Canada.  Eventhough fans may be not at the track they still will be able to follow every race and development from Charlotte right at home.

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Bandolero and Legend Racing sites are starting to fill up with lead in stories regarding the Summer Shootout.

Legendsnation.com

...INEX Keeping an Eye on Legends Rear Deck Lid Covers

Speed 51.com

...17th Annual Kangaroo Express Summer Shootout Series Begins Tuesday

Legendscene.com

...SORENSON AND SMITH COME TOGETHER FOR LEGENDS FUN

Just samples of the headlines related to the Kangaroo Summer Shootout.

The rumour mill is working well with dozens of posts showing up on forums surrounding the Shootout.

-a growing list of "big name" drivers entering the million dollar purse race

-postings wondering if INEX will make one of the Bandolero Outlaw races a pay/purse race

-talk of INEX impounding the tires of Bandos during post race inspection in at least three of the events during the series

-even one rumour of Danica running an event during the Shootout

The rumors and the stories all serve to show that the INEX "Silly Season" has begun. Not sure what is fact and what is fiction but  anyone who doesn't get out to Charlotte Motor Speedway is going to miss a great show.

This coming weekend will see the #03 Scotia Hyundai back in action at Concord Speedway. Races are scheduled for Friday evening and Sunday afternoon.

The start of the week has the Chris Woods Racing team practicing at Charlotte Motor Speedway in preparation for opening night of the Kangaroo Summer Shootout on Tuesday night.

The Summer Shootout continues to be the premier showcase for Bandolero and Legend Car teams from across the United States.  Opening night will be exciting with car counts which will ensure action pacted heat races and features.

Ten weeks later the series will come to an end with the winning teams being the ones who can survive the action, temperatures and the ups and downs that come with the Shootout.

Friday night and Saturday night both provided the same results for the #03 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero in the Deep South.

Friday a fast car ended up in the wall in heat race after contact. The result put Mackintosh at the back for the start of the feature. The car was repaired but some handling problems made it very difficult for Mackintosh to make up any ground on the eventual race winner Joey Padgett. Mackintosh was able to bring the Bandolero Outlaw home in third.

Saturday the "Race For Glory" ended the same way for Mackintosh with just a little twist from Mother Nature. Mackintosh ended up being turned and had to work his way from the back after running 5th.  The #03 came from the back and worked its way back to 3rd in the Outlaw division and was going to make a move for second when the sky opened up and the red flag came out.  Another 3rd and a top 3 finish in an INEX National Qualifier.

A few showers are passing through the Mobile, Alabama area but are set to clear the track by 6 o'clock local time to allow the action to start.

Ryan Mackintosh and the #03 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero have made the trek to Sunny South Raceway to take on the best of the deep South on their home turf. Friday night will see Mackintosh participate in the local Friday series and Saturday the Chris Woods Racing team will participate in the scheduled INEX regional qualifier in the Race To Glory.

The Chris Woods Racing team will welcome driver Derek Sobel to the team tonight as he will participate in the Bandolero Bandits division.

"I am really happy to have Derek racing with us. There is so much each of us can gain from this", stated Mackintosh from Alabama.

Members of the Chris Woods Racing team are taking advantage of a night off to attend the NASCAR All Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The weather in the area looks to be holding and the evening should provide some entertaining racing at Charlotte.

This will certainly be the most relaxed visit to Charlotte Motor Speedway the team will have over the next three months as the Kangaroo Summer Shootout invades the track. 

Tailgating at CMS with the Chris Woods Racing team.

Concord Speedway Officials pulled the plug on the Friday evening schedule due to a wet track and persistant showers into the mid-evening.

Officials at Concord Speedway decided that the weather systems in the area were not going to allow them to go ahead with the scheduled event this afternoon. 

The #03 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero was ready to take to the track and hunt for a win. The Chris Woods Racing team were able to repair the primary car from Friday night but no decision had been made prior to the cancellation of the race to which car Ryan Mackintosh would run on Sunday.

The track officials cancelled the event just moments prior to the scheduled driver's meeting.

Next Friday will see #08 Chris Woods Racing Bandolero of Casey Hillenburg back on the track after a hard crash one week ago. The #24 CWR Bandolero may see action on Friday with  a possible announcement of a new Outlaw driver later this coming week.

The #03 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero dissappers below the #4 in Turn 3 at Concord. The front left fender of the #03 is visible just past the lower front portion of the #4 windshield.

The #03 Scotia Hyundai/BAMvip.com had a great start to the event Friday evening in Concord.  Ryan Mackintosh had a fast car in practice and followed it up by winning the second qualifying heat of the evening to secure the outside pole for the feature.

The feature saw Mackintosh cross-over the #4 car coming out of turn 2 on the first lap and grab the inside line into 3 and 4 . The #4 car went high and tried to drop down to carry his momentum but didn't count on the #03 arriving at the same spot at the same time. Contact came as the #4 spun across the front of the Chris Woods Racing #03 which took both cars into the outside wall. Fortunately, no one was injured.

The #03 restarted the race with severe front end damage. Mackintosh took the car from the back on the restart up to 3rd and was moving quickly to the front attempting run down the cars of Reid Wilson and Ben Klatt when the damage from the lap one incident forced the officials to black flag the car. "The horns were scraping and I couldn't continue,"stated Mackintosh post race.  "I am upset because we had a fast car and the start worked exactly as we had hoped. The #4 is fast and he likes the outside groove so we knew we could cross over. It is too bad how it worked out"

Crewchief "Woody" Woods said he,"can't wait until Sunday!" The primary car should be repaired on time for Sunday but Woods stated,"we have four cars sitting in the shop race-ready and another very fast car that we can put on the track with five or six hours work. I am not sure which car we should run...we will make the decision Sunday when we unload, three cars will be available for Concord."

Brakes locked and smoke from the tires as the #03 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero tries to avoid contact with the wall and the #4

Video of Heat #2 Friday Evening

The #03 Scoitia Hyundai/BAMvip.com Bandolero will race tonight at Concord Speedway.

The current temperature is 86 degrees and the forecast if for clear skies tonight.  Mackintosh is coming off a 2nd and 3rd place finish last week with the team trying some "changes" at the 1/4 mile track in Concord.

It was a quiet week for Chris Woods Racing with no testing taking place for the first week in three.

The Ryan Mackintosh Racing Team announced today that Scotia Hyundai will be back as a sponsor for the 2010 racing season.

"I am really excited to have the backing of sponsor from Amherst again this year,"stated Ryan Mackintosh in a phone call on Sunday. "This organization has helped me out a great deal."

This is the second year that Scotia Hyundai has backed the local driver and it is this type of support which allows the #03 to compete and chase after wins at the highest level of competition.

"We just want to be part of what Ryan is doing," stated Scotia Hyundai General Manager Angus Furlong. "I have known Ryan for a long time and I am happy to associate our dealership with him."

The Casey Family of businesses have supported RMR since the team entered INEX Bandolero racing three years ago. Casey Concrete, Amherst NAPA and PBS Waste have all been proudly displayed on the car.

Ryan Mackintosh competes in the INEX Bandolero Outlaw division for Chris Woods Racing. The #03 Scotia Hyundai Bandolero will race throughout the United States during the 2010 points season which wraps up in September.

Ryan Mackintosh brought his #03 Scotia Hyundai/BAMvip.com Bandolero home in second position last evening at Concord Speedway in Concord, NC.

Crewchief and team co-owner "Woody" Woods was pleased with the outcome. "We tried a lot of different things out there tonight. We decided this would be a good race to test a few ideas we had and it worked out okay."

More importantly, the latest condition update on Chris Woods Racing driver Casey Hillenburg has him suffering from a sprained ankle. The #08 was directed into the wall near the start finish line and the rear of the car was destroyed from the contact.  Hillenburg was taken to a local hospital for assessment late Saturday night.

The #03 Scotia Hyunday/BAMvip.com Bandolero ended the feature race at Concord Speedway in 3rd position on Friday night.

Mackintosh started the feature in 3rd from the pole and was able to take 2nd place with two laps to go before losing the position on the last lap and having to settle for 3rd.

Mackintosh will be back in action Saturday with second day of a double dip at Concord.

INEX Bandoleros and Legend cars will test tonight on the 1/4 mile infield track at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The temperature is supposed to reach the 90 degree mark and this will give all teams an opportunity to test in conditions similar to what they will see at the Kangaroo Summer Shootout at C.M.S.

The Chris Woods Racing team will continue to work on setup and making gains from the last test 10 days ago. The team also will be focusing on tires this time out as they work to get ready for the Shootout.