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Several years ago a blizzard was predicted for just about all of Southern Illinois on the weekend of the December race. IIRC they cancelled the event 2 or 3 days in advance. It was a good call as Du Quoin got most of what was predicted in regards to snow and wind. If there is a significant weather system headed for Southern Illinois it's a safe wager that an appropriate course of action will be enacted.
Just on a side note, the best race we ever witnessed in the Southern Illinois Center was the year BC & T-Mez locked up in an epic battle of traffic management and huge slider bombs thrown both ways. My wife attends a lot of races but it takes a lot to impress her. Well, she was impressed that night, along with everyone else in attendance. The Saturday night show of the two night show during the fair back in 2012 was epic, as well. A hurricane pummeled Du Quoin with 5" or 6" of rain over Labor Day Weekend that year and the 2 indoor shows were all the racing we got to see that year over LDW.
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Silver Crown Championship Dirt Cars properly driven on a one mile dirt track are classic poetry in motion. Using that analogy, Jack Hewitt is one of the greatest poets of all time.
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