Dirt and debris fly as a Porsche race car rolls on the track at the Spokane County Grand Prix at Spokane Raceway Park Saturday, July 10, 2010. The driver, Richard Satre, walked away from the crash and the race resumed after the wreck was cleared. The event pit sports car enthusiasts head to head in BMWs, Porsches, American cars and open wheel racers. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
Dirt and debris fly as a Porsche race car rolls on the track at the Spokane County Grand Prix at Spokane Raceway Park Saturday, July 10, 2010. The went out on its own and the driver walked away from the crash and the race resumed. The event pit sports car enthusiasts head to head in BMWs, Porsches, American cars and open wheel racers. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
Hank Moore, left, helps driver Caelin Gabriel into his safety gear at the Spokane County Grand Prix at Spokane Raceway Park Saturday, July 10, 2010. The event pit sports car enthusiasts head to head in BMWs, Porsches, American cars and open wheel racers. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
A class dominated by Mazda Miatas takes to the track at the Spokane County Grand Prix at Spokane Raceway Park Saturday, July 10, 2010. The event pit sports car enthusiasts head to head in BMWs, Porsches, Mazdas, American cars and open wheel racers. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
Rick Bostrom of Tacoma chats with another driver while he waits in his Pontiac Grand Prix at the Spokane County Grand Prix at Spokane Raceway Park Saturday, July 10, 2010. The event pit sports car enthusiasts head to head in BMWs, Porsches, American cars and open wheel racers. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
Scott Adare of Adare Motorsports claps as he watches his racers on the track at the Spokane County Grand Prix at Spokane Raceway Park Saturday, July 10, 2010. Adare's business prepares and transports race cars for drivers who race their sports cars. The event pits sports car enthusiasts head to head in BMWs, Porsches, American cars and open wheel racers. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
J.C. Cuevas of Redmond, Wash., puts the cowling on his Formual Ford race car in the pits at the Spokane County Grand Prix at Spokane Raceway Park Saturday, July 10, 2010. The event pit sports car enthusiasts head to head in BMWs, Porsches, American cars and open wheel racers. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
A class dominated by smaller cars files on the track at the start of a race at the Spokane County Grand Prix at Spokane Raceway Park Saturday, July 10, 2010. The event pit sports car enthusiasts head to head in BMWs, Porsches, American cars and open wheel racers in many different classes. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
A handful of cars comprised the car show trackside at the Spokane County Grand Prix at Spokane Raceway Park Saturday, July 10, 2010. Promoters admitted that it was sparsely attended, but they have big dreams for future events of its kind. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
Dirt and debris fly as a Porsche race car rolls on the track at the Spokane County Grand Prix at Spokane Raceway Park. The driver, Richard Satre, walked away from the crash and the race resumed after the wreck was cleared. The event pit sports car enthusiasts head to head in BMWs, Porsches, American cars and open wheel racers.
Brooke Jordan picked the blue car as her favorite Saturday at Spokane County Raceway. The BMW sedan wasn’t the fastest as it joined Porsches, Hondas, Chevys and some cars that were amalgamations of several brands as they sped around the 2.5-mile road course. But it was still 8 1/2-year-old Brooke’s favorite.
Brooke Jordan picked the blue car as her favorite Saturday at Spokane County Raceway.
Brooke sat with her brother, Brandon, and her parents as the cars flew past the grandstand at up to 160 mph during day two of the Spokane Grand Prix. The cars created their own wind as the drivers geared down to catch speed on the straightaway.