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Originally Posted by Millsvideo This is an example of an uneducated fan talking about things he knows nothing about. That track was absolutely unraceable last night. With hours and hours of work they will be able to prepare it for next weeks race. But only after more hours of preparation than we had to work with last night. Running the O'Connors down like you do simply for realizing the losing battle they were up against is just plain sad. In fact that, the family left it up to the racers to decide what to do in the impromptu meeting they had, and the drivers, against the advice of the promoters wanted to try to get it in. When they took that last piece of equipment out on the track trying to work it in, they realized that they were simply not going to be able to get it to work, and called the event. There was no way we would have been able to race on the track last night, and if we had, it would have been a long, drawn out affair that surely would have tore some race cars up. It would have been more like rodeo than car racing. In the end, anyone who knows anything about this sport understands that the O'Connor family did everything they could to try to get a raceable surface, but it was not meant to be. With all the rainouts we have had, you'd think that people would realize that EVERYONE wants to race, including the promoters, but sometimes it's just not meant to be. Such was the case last night. I know you are disappointed, as are we all. I hustled back from Knoxville, Iowa to see the track get rained on. But, pointing the finger at the O'Connor family is just pointless, irrational nonsense. Stuff happens. Deal with it... "Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?" - The late, great George Carlin 5/12/37 - 6/22/08 DM

Well said Dean, no one can control the weather. Even though I wanted to see some great racing I was glad we weren't there until 1:00 or 2:00 am.