ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) - Figure 8 Racing had the crowd going wild on day 6 of the ten best days of summer.

Six cars at a time raced in loop-d-loops around the track of the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds, hoping to take home the title.

“We’re over here at the fair, we’re just having fun, watching cars bang around at the figure 8 competition,” said Travis Yates of South Hero.

People from across the region came to watch it all go down, and three girls came out to support their cousins, Donovan Dunn and Dana McMahon, and to enjoy the sights and sounds of pure gasoline.

“I like everything. I like to watch my cousins race,” said 10-year-old Kassidy McMahon.

“I wanna see my cousins win,” said 11-year-old Mia Mumley.

While people of all ages enjoyed watching the cars stall, zoom, and win,

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