NickHolt Posted September 2, 2017 Report Share Posted September 2, 2017 Texas racers have big hearts and lots of practical know-how. Put the combination together and we hear that a lot of our Texas racing folks have brought their boats to the flooded areas and stocked up their racing trailers with food, water and supplies to lend a hand during the Harvey crisis. I am aware that there are many stories on Facebook, but lots of folks from outside Texas get on here and may not be "friends" on FB, so, if you are one of the many who are helping out, have already helped out or will be helping out, please share your experiences with the rest of us right here. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King237 Posted September 2, 2017 Report Share Posted September 2, 2017 Good friend has a weekend house in Rockport and he went down Thursday to help out. Here are some pictures he took of his neighbors trailer that tipped over and a boat with a humorous sign painted on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted September 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2017 Royal Purple Raceway suspends racing to help with hurricane relief effort Royal Purple Raceway, site of the annual NHRA SpringNationals, will suspend all drag racing activities through the end of the year to help in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Utilizing its gigantic footprint in the Houston suburb of Baytown, Royal Purple Raceway will become a temporary storage facility for cars, trucks, boats and construction equipment destroyed by the largest recorded storm in U.S. history. The track will resume its regular racing schedule in the New Year. "Some things transcend racing and when you see half of our city underwater, you obviously have to prioritize your energies and resources," Vice President and General Manager Seth Angel said. "Our focus and priority over the next few months will be on helping our community rebuild and get back on its feet. "There are literally tens of thousands of vehicles all around Southeast Texas that are completely flooded out and inoperable. We have 400 acres here capable of storing a large quantity of vehicles and we collectively made the decision to do what we could to help. "The destruction created by this storm can only be described as biblical. It will take quite a bit of time for things to return to normal and considering this city has done so much for the Angel family over the last three decades, we very much want to be part of the recovery." Remarkably, considering its proximity to Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, Royal Purple Raceway only suffered minor flooding but many others in the immediate surrounding areas were not as fortunate. Countless numbers of homes, vehicles and businesses have been destroyed in Baytown alone. Canceled events include all Friday Night Street races remaining in 2017, the Paul Walker Memorial Car Show (Sept. 9), LS Nationals (Sept. 23), Top Ten After Dark (Oct. 1), Import Face Off (Oct. 22), October Truck Madness (Oct. 29) and the Light the Sky Festival (Nov. 11). Fans that have purchased tickets to these events will be refunded the full purchase amount. "We fully understand this is difficult news to hear for our loyal racers, fans, sponsors and event promoters, we are confident we are doing the right thing," Angel said. "Additionally, Royal Purple Raceway is making a $10,000 commitment to the American Red Cross and we encourage everyone to help them as well, if they are able." The detailed 2018 event schedule will be released in the fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 we have a 4000 generator that I am willing to lone out . was used last week to run two ice boxes a fan a light a coffee maker and micro .if you know someone who is in need and trust worthy ...you or they are welcome to it ...361 290 2096 mike ..this is a time to help ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 This is a time I wish I was in a place where I can help more. But I know a lot of people that have gone down even if it was for a few days to help. It will be a long recovery process and the people affected by this disaster will still need help far into the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted September 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 I know Matt Banker has helped out in the rescue operations in a major way. Thanks, Matt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2manytoys Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 I got a lot of help from my DCRST corpus Crew Special thanks to Jerry B, and Silvas's for getting my cars out and all the clean up it sure helped! Keep in mind guys we still don't have internet or tv and a lot of people got hit a lot harder than us! If anyone in the area still needs help I'd like to pay it forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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