Well, that is twice that major storms have hit THAT when a zero percent of precipitation was predicted. I did not witness Isaac Chapple's crash and I don't believe anyone else sitting near me did either. Perhaps we were focused on the incoming weather. Wishing him a speedy recovery. I believe this was a much worse storm than the previous one I experienced when there was no chance of rain forecast. As Jerry Shaw said, the wind was much worse. I was on the top row of Section F and rain started to come in the back from the roof, but just moving down one row took care of that issue.
It is unbelievable what bad luck Bob Sargent is having with the weather this year. I certainly hope he can get good crowds for the remaining dates. My friend Jim Hall joined me on the top row and we both opined that we had gotten our money's worth with just the hot laps, even if nothing else occurred. It is really fun watching the drivers throw the cars into turn one.
Also I want to express my appreciation to Jim for the assistance he provided me leaving the grandstand and getting to my car. With my recent knee issues, the wet and slippery conditions were an additional obstacle.
It was very helpful that the track personnel opened the gates and allowed traffic to exit from the front gate. I started my car and drove right out with no delay. I have never had much luck getting out the back gate, and it appeared that the traffic going out that way was at a standstill.
Once on the road the torrential rain lasted until somewhere around Sullivan before I drove out of it. It was smooth sailing from there on until I arrived in a much hotter and drier Evansville.
Hope every one in the Terre Haute area gets their powered restored soon. I haven't heard of any storm related injuries, and I pray that there were none.
Hope to see everyone at THAT in Sept. and Oct.!