Originally Posted by Kirk Spridgeon:
Quite honestly, I can't take seriously the opinion of a person or people who rarely, if ever, attend races anymore. This ain't the '70s. Shoot, it's not even 2008. This is 2009! What you did thirty years ago or last year doesn't get you anywhere if you don't know what's going on now. And you can't know if you're sitting at your computer in Minnesota and not at the races.
Yeah, you're probably correct. Between working 12 hour nightshifts (7pm to 7am), including every Friday and Saturday nights, getting my daughter ready for her first year of college, moving, being a 14 hour drive from Indy, etc...it has been tough to make many races this summer. The 3 trips I have made to Indiana this summer were for the 500 in May and 2 trips to watch my brother lose his battle with cancer.
And the races I do attend I actually pay for. Is it true that the 86 races you boast about have been freebies? Wow, that's awesome. There was a solid 15 years where I attended over 100 races per year, and paid for every race. AND, usually worked in some capacity, crew, drove, owned, push trucked, etc... So, can you describe to me what your typical night at the free races are? And leave out the part about shaking hands and talking to people.
I may not know much behind my computer in Minnesota, but I do know this....Your obvious quest for the presidency of USAC will not be successful as long as you continue to belittle everyone. Can you hear the respect-o-meter dropping?
David.