Jerry, you kill me:

...you going to autocross them are you?" To which I replied "NOOOOOO" ROTFLMAO

I guess I need to start shopping at your Discount Tire store. The guy I talked to this time was pretty clueless. He went to check on something for me and then never called back. Well, what do you want for $8.00/hr?

Something you may not know about the RMDiv: It's pretty much a Denver club, with a few (like ME) interlopers. I wouldn't be shocked to find that more than half of the entrants gave their entry over in person.

I have the numbers for some hotels in Rocky Ford, about 10 miles west on US highway 50.

Western Motel, 515 Elm St. - (719) 254-3881
Melon Valley Inn, 1319 Elm St - (719) 254-3306
Rocky Ford Inn, 1720 Elm St. - (719) 254-9926

My wife just told me that she saw video of the results of a storm today in northeast NM on the news. They were interviewing a guy holding a 4" dia hail stone. Wonderful.

Good luck, hope you find a place to sleep out of the rain. There's always the floor of my hotel room if you can't find anything else.

Ty