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" Last night I arrived at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in time to see a group of steel workers assemble the jumps for the fifth round of the 2012 Global Rally Cross this weekend.  Just like previous rounds held in conjunction with a NASCAR event, the GRC track runs along the pit road and part of the front straightaway. The big deal for TV and spectators, but not the race teams, is the 60-foot jump that has caused numerous problems. It now has a large foam bumper so if a driver doesn&amp;#039;t make it at least he should escape harm and the car will not be quite so badly damaged.  After practice this morning the course was dismantled in readiness for practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck event. It will be rebuilt again for seeding and qualifying before being dismantled a second time tomorrow. The GRC track will then be re-assembled immediately after the truck race on Saturday evening for the final heats and main race under the lights at 10 pm.  It&amp;#039;ll be interesting to see how many spectators stay to watch these highly modified 600 horsepower cars from Ford, Dodge, Hyundai, Saab and Subaru. You can watch Saturday&amp;#039;s craziness live on ESPN3 starting at approximately 11.30 pm (ET)/8.30 pm (PT) with a tape delay broadcast at 6 p.m. (ET) Sunday, September 30, on ESPN2.          Related posts:  Video: Lapping Las Vegas with Clint Bowyer 2012 Global RallyCross Series Kicks off Tomorrow in Charlotte First Global Rallycross Races in California  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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