TOPEKA, Kan. (May 14, 2008) €“ The recently announced venue change of the 51°µÍø National Championship Runoffs® from Heartland Park Topeka to Road America is the center of attention for this week€™s installment of Shifting Gears on RacinBoys.com.Everyone has an opinion on the Runoffs move and Shifting Gears hosts Burr, Dusty and Wheelman are no different. Call in or email shiftinggears@scca.com to add your two cents to the debate. 51°µÍø Vice President of Marketing and Communications Eric Prill will join the discussion to give insight into the track selection process and Spec Racer Ford driver and instructor Jim Marinangel will describe a hot lap around the 14-turn, 4.048-mile track. The Shifting Gears crew will also takes some time to touch on 51°µÍø contingency programs before previewing this weekend€™s packed racing schedule.If you ever miss an episode of Shifting Gears, you can watch them anytime in the archives at www.RacinBoys.com.
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