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ADD .give the person who came up with the opening show a raise ……..wow  they had flags as far as I could SEE ON  every car in the  honors … … the whole show to honor our vets was great . WHEN THEY PLAYED TAPS  IT  it started to get to me ...a week ago one of my best friends pasted away Zeke Martinez   WHO SERVED  10 years in the navy .. and whos daughter has been in the service for twelve years and spent time in Iraq …. with out him I may not have met my wife in 1982 .I remember  he said hey I think she likes you .I said ok .he said go after her or I will . I said you dont have a chance .and I proved it .he honored me when his son was born way back then ..GODFATHER .. we played guitars together every where we could plant out arces .he could sing I cant …. going to miss the guy he built  person to person bridges along his whole life cause I sure didnt like him till we met ..then I loved him ..RIP MY FRIEND .GOD BLESS AND HONOR OUR MEN AND WOMEN TODAY AND PAST . they are the true HERO.S 

48 minutes ago, arob said:

The 8c was DQ in factory stock. Too bad , good running car.

like 80 pounds lite I think ...we checked the out of town rules and made sure our car had the fuel to put her over ..3200 at the end just in case .not that we thought we would finish near the front .still working bugs out .but we found something .jesse finished 5th on the track  starting 12 th . over all 4th ..car looked to be the fastest through the middle but five cars were right in the way lol... we had fun practicing this is a fun racetrack nice track  we enjoy coming to texana .a few screws to turn  on the car and then go racing ….I know jesse made someone mad on the last lap but leave the door open and both cars side by side    going into the turn . outside car cant  turn down and then kick another mans car for  the body to body contact after words ..racing just racing ….anyway we look forward to coming back .

HANG them by the ears up on the power wires and whip em with a wet rope … I dont know how long it takes but if they are working on one it wont be aslong as never .

…  Must be In the salt water  .

just grab the shaft ..least something to hang onto ..I wonder did you inhale a ton of dust when that happened .

FRoM SEEING HIM as a 7 year old running around cc speedway helping his mom at times sale tickets . to following his brother into the hall of fame  . how could one city be so lucky ..who knew where their lives were headed back then I didnt . .working the pit box back then bob sr talking with frank hoch about someday maybe running grand nationals .a dream he had  back then  grand national  was far away from most peoples minds . I suppose bob  wasn't just dreaming ……...

just now taking a look at this finished product ..nice ….added an ac yet ..looks warm for winter ..and the white looks great lol.

if its dirt ask the guys at i37 .

FINALY GOING TO SEE THE CORRECT R. THIS WEEKEND ..RACING ..

really I think if tim would put up a hundred bucks a show up  per car prize money … you wont have any room josh ..

On 3/22/2018 at 10:29 PM, txtom said:

William G,

In some of my research, I have found the location of the Lloyd Smith track called Texas Speedway. It was off Greenwood Road, and was basically in the same place at the Riverside track that came along later. the location of Riverside would be just due west of the Texas Speedway location, and you could throw a rock from the center of one to the center of where the other one was. There is some kind of industrial yard at the end of greenwood before it detours at OSO Creek; The equipment yard is directly over where Texas Speedway was, and Riverside is behind the equipment yard backed up to the creek.

 

I think back then greenwood was name rabbit run drive .

3 hours ago, PAPosse said:

That's just collateral damage.

its called I just gotta win something .sorry every one / but what they hey .have new crew chief and that makes me drive stupid ..come on 48 you knew you screwed up ..

free something was free .

3 hours ago, rebelracewriter said:

Racing withdrawals....The struggle is real....LOL

go to bed reb .

13 hours ago, Budman said:

lol …..  I'm doing OK H/T. Just wish there was a track somewhere around here.   How about yourself? 

Those pics are from 2009.  They were shot by Dan - - - rest his soul - - - .  He was directing the shots that day.  That was about the time he got that fancy new NIKON digital camera.  No tellin' how many pics he took that day.  He later e-mailed me a few, as shown above. 

You need to be nice to me on here H/T.  Remember who yanked you out of the path of that kid in that dwarf car that came screaming through the pits at THR, then crashed through his pit after he passed us?  Must'a had a stuck throttle, I guess.  Never seen that in the pits before.  You take care now and remember to look both ways before you go crossin' any streets, ya hear?          

 

 

well sorta like mad at you for saving me .lol you know lieutenant dan was mad at gump... .. WOW THAT  was way too close for comfort  A couple of broke legs were not on my list . FOLKS  budman is a hero ……… I was looking both ways just not down at that level ..you were there … had another close call at sts a couple of years ago .had  lisa   not screamed at me I would have been in a lot bigger problem ...either not alive or not walking ever again ..someone used the golf cart lisa was on to hold a very heavy four wheeler  up on the bank in turn four .when she moved it set the four wheeler on its way dont the bank towards another parked golf cart ..I was in between .. as I turned out of its way it hit my right arm and crashed into that other cart .others were lucky that cart was there ..pits were full of poeple just standing around ….so she is a hero as well ….. some times I wished  I took pictures .

6 hours ago, Budman said:

 a WHAT ????   ME H/T ???   Now why in the world would  I want to crop a purdy girl out of one of my pics ??? 

lol.....how you doing old man ..I try every time I can not to be in a picture ..I dont know if its to make other feel good I am not in them or I just dont really see the need I already know what I look like ..

Budman  I SU[POSE  you have not figure out how to black out  certain areas of a photo .. maybe nick can help you ..

On ‎1‎/‎9‎/‎2019 at 11:07 AM, Budman said:

H/T, Take a look at this.  This dog could be her twin sister.  She reminds me a great deal of Sailor.

Click ----->  HERE

Heck of a dog ..my grandparents had dog just  like this dog  in the late 60s ..she had the same energy  attitude and love this dog has for everyone around her .her name was cassy . she would go dove hunting with me and spent time with us on the shrimp boat ..always wanting to go with anyone of the family who would take her …. I can see why you miss sailor and did not realize till I watched  the video that cassy .sailor and this dog all looked so much alike and acted so much the same way ..they are very smart dogs ..

4 hours ago, Radical said:

Walls never bothered me either. I think I have my name on it all the way around Corpus Christi Speedway.

I left my autograph a few times all the way around that track ...even tried racing on my roof . came up three laps and one turn short of winning the race ….I manage to leave a 193 foot skid mark from exit of turn two to turn three .burned a hole right through my roof .funny how the 14 who flipped me look like 41 . with an upside down view ..I often thought once you rub the wall that is as far as you can go .the limit ...and dont go pass that limit .

On ‎1‎/‎4‎/‎2019 at 1:56 PM, RodneyRodriguez said:

Nothing funny there, all great points. Used to tell CTS drivers we were in the entertainment business. 

nick looks like you never go straight  on either track .wonder how long the tires last ….walls never bothered me much .

On ‎1‎/‎3‎/‎2019 at 8:34 AM, toyotatim said:

ok man, order a few extra bodies and I will come watch you boys tear em up.  I love to hear the metal crunching

you might be let down on that ….racers good ones will figure out set ups and how to race this track ..

BUDMAN LEFT YOU A MESSAGE ..

SAD story birdman . we all have something of the sort makes us human ..I had to put sassy down a few years back .she would sleep on my shoulder .. woke up one morning and she did not know who I was or Joshua and Lorraine .13 years of life with her was to short .you just never know how things are going to turn out . and pet turn family member will make even a harden man soft .// great looking  family member you had there .

On ‎11‎/‎17‎/‎2018 at 12:36 PM, thumper said:

 Now with all this they are trying to do sounds more like a deal to get public money like COT got. Using the passion racers have to gain support. I'm not holding my breath now. I'm afraid there's not enough support to operate 2 tracks, has not worked in the past. Hope I'm wrong.

well as long as they dont let a thumper run .they should be ok … both dirt and paved .  track .if they can get a shopping center .and hotels all involved ,that is a plus ..

READ about a javelina in the news sorta same deal as babba .    FROM 1986..babba was a family pet the state took away from buddy and patsy thorne .babba was very friendly ate ice cream cake and mainly people food .I knew the thornes well and babba  the pig .my dad  younger brother and sister lived fence to fence with the thornes and babba  …  my dad was a wielder and always had pipe right against the fence , one day we needed some pipe for Robert driggers  race car I took him with me,  he did not know babba was next door no clue  ,so I thought I would have a little fun I positioned Robert facing  away from the fence as he looked for what was needed .babba walked up against the fence and if he did not know you he would take his natural  alert stance  hair standing up tusk showing and then snorting  Robert heard that strange sound and turned face to face with babba he screamed so loud and jumped so high I thought he had a heart attack .I have tears from laughing as I type this .he had to make a fast run to clear his pants wasn't good .but funny as hell .WHAT WASNT FUNNY  the game warden was called after 10 years of babba living there ..and many of you should remember it became a popular news item all over the world .. I moved to leon valley in sa  just as that was going on and got a shock walking into circle k .and finding every one knew of this ..I handed out where is babba stickers a few days later   and later on I am mad too babba stickers ...the thornes  never gave up looking for babba  and when I drive by the house I think of those two fine people  never getting the chance  to see him again I know buddy died I dont know about patsy ..I do know  many tears for years pasty cried over this ..  you know I missed babba too.