we have used the field culivater the last two years, it works, you just have toblock it so you dont go to deep, the pit should be just like it was the last 2 years, i dont want it to deep like redrazr said or you have to pull everyone out, the pits have been good in the past and hopefully they will be again. and like mike said you need lots of water, last year we put in 9 fire trucks full the night before and 4 the day of the race.