Originally Posted by 4wheelsinthekoosh:
It was me. Come on you guys, you need to grow a set and just say it. And all tq's were was a stepping stone to other things. Hell matter of fact i ran the races in florda when i was 13 ask the Goff's and Ambrose who was the Prez. They didnt have a problem. And yes jake i did have the right papers. AL and Loyd send there reguards
Hey guys,
To be fair, I was the UMRA Chief Steward in 1994 when this happened. What I was told, was that Billy was not 16 yet. A rule is a rule, and I told both Jr. and Sr. this. As you can understand, they were not happy.
However, what I was NOT told, was that Billy Jr. had raced the season before. To make matters worse, I believe this happened at an out-of-state race, meaning they hauled everything that far for nothing. This was a crappy thing to do to them.
This was behind the scene ******** that I had no knowledge of at that time.
Had I known this before hand, the best I could have done would have been to call them & tell them not to show.
Sorry, but the way the rule book read, that was the best I could have done. I did not know about the previous year.
I hope this public apology to the Puterbaugh family will help smooth things over for my part in this mess. I am only apologizing for myself, not the "powers that be" that omitted the other half of the equation from me.
For what it is worth, I am truly sorry.
Charlie Dwenger