The process of preventing such contamination requires first a thorough power-washing (which can take up to an hour) followed by an inspection of the cleaned gear (which can take considerably more than an hour, depending on the complexity of the equipment).

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The absence of practice sessions makes the hour-and-a-half race-morning course inspection all the more crucial.

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