Mel was an awesome promoter and human being. I have seen some promoters treat everyone the same and thought that was great but Mel actually kept an eye out for the little guys and went the extra mile to take care of them. He started paying the modifieds 100.00 to start when the norm was 50. He also would have a big sprint shows and at the end of the night you would get two envelopes one with your normal finishing pay and the other had whatever you paid extra to get in. Mel took over the track after I won the championship and heard I was given a free season pass to another track by the old promoter. Mel called me up to let me know that I had a pass to his track. I asked him if I needed a pass or a note or something and he said "no just tell them I said you get in free" I never had a problem. There was one thing that Mel loved more than racing that I saw and that was family so our thoughts and prayers are with them now. The Mugavin Family