ChuckLicata Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 Well, THR falls the way of the other racing tracks today... Too much rain (almost 2 inches) has come down over night and this morning, so it's not a viable option to run tonight...The infield is holding water and the pits are pretty wet...Brian said it was also windy out at the track, and it's expected to be cold tonight... He apologizes for not being to run the races tonight, and wishes everyone a good weekend...We'll crank it up again next Saturday with Marshall's Traveland Night at THR.. p.s..--if it helps any, the Busch race is on at 1 p.m. today.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wide Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 Hum, sound just like two weeks ago. How were the races that night?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becka29 Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 It is now 10:53 and THR hasn't let anyone know yet. I was wondering if anyone has heard anything. Let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racegirl15 Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 Ok, looks like not much more rain...but THR is not racing tonight, right?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 That is correct. THR is not racing tonight. The place is soaked after taking 1.65 inches of rain over night and with the forcast saying there is a 70% chance of more rain this afternoon. Nick Holt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLBAILS90 Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 NICE TO HAVE EARLY INFO THANKS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racegirl15 Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 Thanks Nick for the quick response! See everyone next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertx Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 Sorry you didn't get the show in you guys need a good night. most people will not be there the next 2 weeks. Romco and the Mods.and TSRS will be at SAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck99 Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 Quote from Nick in another post discussing the difficulty of making the decision: "Promoter calls race off early and it dries up in plenty of time to race. Promoter should have known it would dry up and is an idiot, hates racing, deserves a kick in the butt. Promoter looses shirt." I certainly don't agree with the second sentence, but I guess the other two apply today. Turned out be a beautiful afternoon, but who knew. I think they called it a little early or a little late depending on how you look at it. If they were going to call it off because the infield and pits were too wet, I think it should have been done first thing this morning. If they were going to "wait and see" what the weather did, we'd be running practice laps right now. Who knows, it may still rain more later tonight. Let's just hope next weekend is dry. cs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 Chase, Let's suppose that the weatherman was right and it poured all afternoon and part of the evening but we (as you suggest we should have) decided to hold off our decision this morning. You can't imagine all the complaints I'd be handling right now from all the out of town cars that towed to the track only to have to turn around and head home. Can't your hear the complaints now? "Why didn't you call the race earlier? The weatherman said it was going to rain. You made us tow all the way here just to pack up and go home. Any fool could tell it was going to rain all day." Etc. etc... Of course, it turns out (unless it happens to rain later this evening) that it didn't rain after all -- the weatherman was wrong. But I assure you it was the best decision we could have made at the time. The infiled was mud, there were pools of water in the pits, the clouds were dark and the weatherman said there was a 70% chance of severe thunderstorms all afternoon and a 50% chance of them in the evening. So, at 10:50 a.m. we decided the best thing to do was to call the races before everyone headed our way. I know this explanation will not satisfy everyone. The fact is, though, that most decisions that a promoter has to make won't please everyone. Nick Holt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck99 Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 Nick, Actually, my suggestion was that the races should have been called earlier, not later if they were called off due to the condition of the track and pits. On the flip side, since the decision was held off until almost 11:00, it would have been cool to see you guys go ahead and wait it out a little since the skies were beginning to clear by that time. I was playing ball with my son in my dry back yard at around 5:00 this afternoon, and I live less than 5 miles from the track. But hey, I completely understand the difficulties of making the decisision. I'm not nearly as critical as the original message may have sounded. I'm sure I would have agonized over it as well if the decision were mine. Have a great week. Hope to see everyone next weekend. cs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobby74 Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 THANK YOU THAT IT WAS CANCELLED. I can say that now...hehehehehehe after last weeks misshap with my motor and lack of experience on this subject thank you from the rain gods. I will now have a motor back into my car this week I hope. I cant seem to get motivated to do much when it is me myself and my to friends that each one is attached to the sides of my body. I will now have a few days to get the car back together. Oh yea after not seeing the black flag last week due to a little smoke and a very blurry window I decided to put a new window in the car and damn I can see the hood of the car. I need to take back those glasses since I dont need them no more. 1st week: broke transmission 2nd week: rain 3rd week: new transmission but broke motor 4th week: RAIN no motor and water in the transmission 5th week: DAMN NEED PRAYERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ups88john Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 thanks for the early info, my mod coming from boerne is a long trip for nothing, good job guys. big john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrungot Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 Jay, Could you please qualify what "Oh yea after not seeing the black flag last week due to a little smoke " Is.... I just need that for the mental record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobby74 Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 put your hands in front of your eyes and close them also that is what I was looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrungot Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 So the next race they should play " I can see clearly now the Smoke it gone" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobby74 Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 Well I hope to beable to play straight to the finish line and hopefully have the checkerd flag shown to me first. I put new windows in today and man I cant believe that I can see the hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrungot Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 Kewl.. but did you fix that right rear brake??? wasn't it lockin up as well... that being the reason for the smoke shows in the corners... Or were you just killing the Bugs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobby74 Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 I keep hearing people saying it was the right rear wheel locking up but I wished that was the cause but I cant find anything showing that it was locking up but my exaust is right there under the car and the motor was smoking out the exaust. Did you personaly see the right wheel locking up? If so please let me know so I can add that to the list to check out and fix. Thanks, Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker36 Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 Jay there was no smoke coming from your wheels it was all from the exhuast trust me it was obvious from where I was standing I looked several times to when you went by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobby74 Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 well that makes me feel much better. I put the rearend together myself and had no clue what I was doing so I am very happy that was not the rearend. Not to shabby for a computer nerd...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt5858 Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 Hey Jay, being that I start behind you, please dont make my windsheild look like Kevin Harvicks did at Talladega. I do not have windsheild tear offs and remember Windsheild + Oil = BIG A$# MESS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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