Last year we set up two cameras and did a little casual shooting of some of the racing action in the dry.  That footage was first made available a few days ago, and if you want to watch it click on the picture above.  It's 12 minutes of the best action in 3 classes including the big ICA crash.  If we get enough Google hit's we'll be back this year.

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Bobby Wilson returning after a two year hiatus simply has the stuff in the wet.  No doubt First Kart has the stuff too.  After several years of trying Bobby finally conquered Rock Island in the wet in 2003.  In his last race at OMC, Bobby had a commanding lead at the 2004 World Finals when a coolant hose let go - and two laps later his High Tech Pavesi stuck dashing his chances for the title.  Rain racing is Bobby's vindication for past no-shows.  Despite being out of the seat for a couple of years, Bobby has the Stars in his favor this weekend.

Gary Carlton has turned quite a few laps in the wet and knows when to hold-em and when to fold-em on a slick track.  Driving the new Trackmagic FTR 125 may be a slight advantage as it's been softened up quite a bit, always a gain in the rain.

Jordy Vorrath has a few fast laps in the wet and he'll be at the home track of Team Intrepid.  The question is which chassis will he be on - Silverstone or Suzuka?  The Suzuka will be much better suited to a wet track.  Never count out the home team advantage as well.  While everyone else will be working out of a tent, Champion racing will be in the brick & mortar garage, definitely a plus in the wet.

David Jurca has always been a strong contender rain or shine.  After a long career with Italkart David makes his debut with the new Tonykart team as one of the few true factory supported teams.  Tonykart has a certain magic with their karts that makes them very predictable in tuning and flexible in various track conditions.  David certainly has the talent.

Wesley Boswell will struggle to get to the lead but has a shot at top five.  Driving the new CRX32 SC chassis featuring adjustable wheelbase, you can be sure the wheelbase feature will set to max out the length.

Its a really rough call to make this year with over 75 entries it will be a major challenge just making the final.

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Tyler Dueck has experience and home track advantage in his pocket.  The Champion team had great success in 2005 and the rain could help them carry the inertia.  However it's the inertia that spoils things for everyone in this class as turn 1 will become an ICA parking lot.  One of the great features going for the Intrepid are the brakes having a soft compound that gives a very predictable feel is just the edge Tyler needs.

Johnny Johnson makes his comeback this year in the well funded OVRP team on board Top Kart.  Having driven about every class of kart ever built, rain, shine, snow and sleet, Johnny has the talent but does he have the team?  Top kart served Ron White very well last year and it's likely Johnny will be on the podium.

Cody Jolly makes his debut in ICA this year and thanks to the rain this father-son team will put CRG on the podium for sure.  Cody knows his way around the Norman track having thousands of laps under his belt in 80 Jr and Rotax Junior.  Norm Jolly his father coach and tuner is a one-man show; he knows the formula for success as well as any factory tuner and this kid can drive the wheels off anything.  You'll be hearing a lot more of this name in the future.

Lorenzo Mandarino has the razor edge talent in the dry with front brakes and applied his talent in the wet with success as well.  Driving on the razor's edge is sometimes a bit risky with an ICA in the wet, we're betting he's either on top or in the turn 1 parking lot without much in between.

Juan Ignacia Sanso comes up from Coast Rica also on a CRG.  Juan probably has more laps in the wet then the dry, and in the dry he's very fast.