TRP Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 How do you make the best out of a bad situation when rain rolls in? You do right by the drivers! It was touch and go all day on Saturday at Texana Raceway Park in Edna, with light mist and showers, but during the day, the track seemed to miss the bulk of the moisture. Opening night kicked off with a bang, with 118 race teams signing in for competition. There was a healthy car count for each of the classes. Opening Cermonies consisted of a Salute to the Fans with Parade Laps by drivers, led by Atzenhoffer Chevrolet of Victoria. The track was going to be tacky with the clouds holding the moisture in the track for the entire afternoon and into sundown. Two heats of Mini-Stocks ran, three heats of Classic Dwarf Car's ran, two heats of Bombers ran, three heats of Limited Modifieds ran, and the first of two heats of the Hot Stock Trucks attempted to run. Attempted, because the rains came during the first heat for the Hot Stock Trucks which made the track so slick it look like oil had been poured on it. With too much rain and the track sealed, there was no recovery for the night. So, the difficult decision of stopping the event was made by track owner, Bruce Tesch. Tesch called a drivers meeting and advised "I'm paying the full purse, because you paid to compete, I would have paid the purse with a full event, and it's the right thing to do. You can't help it that it started raining and neither can we, but we're paying the full purse". During the drivers meeting Tesch proposed to pay the full purse to the Minis, Dwarfs, Bombers, and Limited Modified based on how the cars finished in the heat, since they were completed, and where they would have lined up in the feature. Tesch asked if anyone did not like the idea and all drivers were in support. For the Super Stocks / SLMS, Hot Stock Trucks, and Modifieds who had not completed their heats, it was determined that the entire purse for each of the groups would be divided equally among the drivers in that group. That was also agreed upon by everyone. So, when dealt a curve ball, Tesch paid the complete full purse, entertained input from the drivers on the most equitable manner to accomplish, and made good out of a bad situation that was out of anyones control. Opening ceremonies were nice and the heats that ran were good. Although everyone would have loved to see the full show, the best was made out of an unfortunate situation. We'll giver 'er a run at it again on April 12th. We'll post information on that event in the near future. -Monty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielsen Motorsports Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 That is just simply unbelievable! Man is that inspiring or what. We will be there April 12th. this is the kind of promoter a driver/team wants to race for. Thanks Bruce for stepping up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielsen Motorsports Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 How many ss showed up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancer52 Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 I heard there was 15, but I don't know for sure. Looking forward to seeing you guys next race! Brenda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary2 Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Hats off to you Bruce From the Southern Late Models/Super Stocks and im sure all the other drivers and fans that was there last night,Would of been a really good night of racing,Pits were full and so was the stands,Hated to see the rain but you cant change mother nature,we will be back on the 12th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texana55 Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 AJ - Thank you for doing the welding for me last night. I know you didn't need an extra chore placed on you. I appreciate you. You were a life saver for me as I was trying to juggle the other stuff, Lauren's car, and trying to race. Thank you again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vl racing Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 I was so pumped, and ready to race it wasn’t funny, but sometimes you just have to play the hand that’s dealt. I thought the way it was handled was fantastic, extremely fair. The people that I felt the worst for were the fans, the moms and dads who brought their families out and wanted to see some good racing. On the parade laps as I looked into the stands, I saw so many young kids cheering with their faces all lit up like Christmas morning. I hope they can come back on the 12th so we can give them the show they wanted to see. My hats off to all the staff at TRP, we do thank yall for all the hard and long hours it takes to get a show up and running. Victor & Connie Lindsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancer52 Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 I was so pumped, and ready to race it wasn’t funny, but sometimes you just have to play the hand that’s dealt. Victor & Connie Lindsey LOL...AJ has been ready to race for weeks now and was so disappointed when it rained out. He knows how you feel. It was just the way it went. I was impressed to see Bruce pay all classes. That was impressive to me. See everyone in 2 weeks. Brenda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielsen Motorsports Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Well I hated you guys getting rained out but the 1st super stock race was the only one we couldnt make. So looks like we are good to go on the other 6 or so races there. Look like we might even make a 105 race or two just for the fun of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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