[ROSS]

aceace,

Wanted to share a quick story with you. Me and my family were eating lunch at the steak and shake over in Plainfield Indiana about 4 years ago. When a gentleman walked over to ask me about my Bill Rose shirt I was wearing and if I was a race fan. I explained to him that one of my passions in life was sprint car racing and how I'm always amazed at the speed and bravery the guys show. My son (8) began to explain that he races quarter midgets and how much he enjoyed it as well. Your dad sat down with us and began telling us stories of his days racing and how much fun he had during those days. He explained that he and Spike Rose (Bill's dad) were buddies and raced against each other back in the day. We had some good laughs and many smiles. After a good 30 to 45 minutes he shook our hands and we let him know we hoped to see him at the track someday. After my wife and son finished there milk shakes I asked the waitress for our ticket to pay. She said it had already been taken care of by your dad. He sure made a impression on me and the family. What a nice guy he was, my son still brings that up when we go back there. I told Spike later that day I had ran into him and the stories began again. I can't help but smile knowing those two are up above smiling and laughing right now. Maybe there getting the cars back out? Sorry to hear the sad news I wished I could have returned the favor on the lunch.