Heartland Park Topeka returned to the AMA calendar for the first time since 1991 with Mat Mladin kicking off the weekend by declaring the track was unsafe and opted not to race. As the weekend progressed, Jamie Hacking, Robertino Pietri, and Chris Clark all eventually followed suit. Then on Saturday dropped the bombshell that Mat Mladin would be retiring from racing at the end of the season. Fortunately for race fans, it all ended up mostly overshadowed by insanely close racing that by Sunday afternoon eventually stole back most of the weekend's headlines.

Equipment used:

• Nikon D200
• Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8
• Nikon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF

Related blog posts:

• Heartland Park Topeka Track Safety Issues and Twitter Report
• Topeka Day 1 Lap Times and Twitter Report
• Topeka Day 2 Race Results and Twitter Report
• Topeka Day 3 Race Results and Twitter Report

Track info:

• Heartland Park Topeka
• Track Map