What would you do?

Charles Nungester · 2/20/09, 8:35 PM

Bend over. Spank yourself and move on

Sandy Lowe · 2/20/09, 8:57 PM

Billy,

I'm not happy with the fact that you somehow put the wrong date of birth on your UMRA application your rookie season and broke a club rule. But unfortunately people break rules all the time.

You were not the first driver to lie about his age and race while underage.

But you are the first person I have come in contact with that got caught and then thought it was your right to continue to compete while breaking the rules. Look at what you just posted:

"If i would of really wanted to race tq's all i would of had to do was go down to the court house get an injuction and had the races stopped untill they let me run."

Why do you think you are above the rules of UMRA? You should just be happy that you got away with it for one season. Thank goodness you didn't run every race, or make enough points, to take Rookie of the Year away from Toby Welpott.

In the long run not being able to compete with UMRA at the age of 15 had no effect on your life. You were going to move on eventually. You have had a successful racing career that I'm sure a lot of drivers would love to have. Winning the Lincoln Park and Gas City championships in 2007 and then repeating with those same championships last year are something to be proud of. And I am very happy that you have been able to accomplish what you have in your career.

But, what happened in 1993 and 1994 has had a tremendous negative impact on UMRA.

In hindsight maybe the best thing that could have happened at that membership meeting would have been for UMRA to lower the minimum driving age to 15.

Sandy

cecil98 · 2/21/09, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by 4wheelsinthekoosh

Dude who pissed in your Wheaties. I must of given you a bad slider at one point in time. If i would of really wanted to race tq's all i would of had to do was go down to the court house get an injuction and had the races stopped untill they let me run. But we didnt do that we left. And really is it that big of deal. There are kids running sprint cars now that are younger than i was when i tried to race tq's with half the experince. Would you as a sprint car owner rather have those kids that are 12 and 13 in a tq or a sprint car. You do the math. (note to self i am taking you off the chrismas list:rolling)

Billy, I don't have a dog in this fight. I'm just stating my feelings on how I view rules, especially when it comes to the age factor. And to answer your question, I've posted on here many times that I have extreme problems with children driving sprint cars. You admitted this whole issue was centered around you so I simply used your name rather than the generic, "someone". If a "Bob Smith" got on here and said it was he that this was about, then, substitute "Bob Smith" for Billy Puterbaugh in my post. My post wasn't about you, it was about rules enforcement. I don't think anyone should apologize for enforcing a written rule that everyone is aware of before participating. Is anything I said in my post not true? Now....will you please put me back on your Christmas list????!!!! :O: Hope there are no hard feelings (because you might be straightening our DRC again sometime! lol)
Craig Stevens

Bill Gardner · 2/21/09, 3:50 PM

All I will say is.... regardless of how you feel, this is past history. You will never change it.

Thread Closed. Please move on to the next exciting post.:Ouch

2/20/09, 8:35 PM	#51 Re: What would you do?
Charles Nungester Senior Member Race Count This Year: 6 Race Count Last Year: 14 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 22,245	Bend over. Spank yourself and move on __________________ Charles Nungester

2/20/09, 8:57 PM	#52 Re: What would you do?
Sandy Lowe Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,719	Billy, I'm not happy with the fact that you somehow put the wrong date of birth on your UMRA application your rookie season and broke a club rule. But unfortunately people break rules all the time. You were not the first driver to lie about his age and race while underage. But you are the first person I have come in contact with that got caught and then thought it was your right to continue to compete while breaking the rules. Look at what you just posted: "If i would of really wanted to race tq's all i would of had to do was go down to the court house get an injuction and had the races stopped untill they let me run." Why do you think you are above the rules of UMRA? You should just be happy that you got away with it for one season. Thank goodness you didn't run every race, or make enough points, to take Rookie of the Year away from Toby Welpott. In the long run not being able to compete with UMRA at the age of 15 had no effect on your life. You were going to move on eventually. You have had a successful racing career that I'm sure a lot of drivers would love to have. Winning the Lincoln Park and Gas City championships in 2007 and then repeating with those same championships last year are something to be proud of. And I am very happy that you have been able to accomplish what you have in your career. But, what happened in 1993 and 1994 has had a tremendous negative impact on UMRA. In hindsight maybe the best thing that could have happened at that membership meeting would have been for UMRA to lower the minimum driving age to 15. Sandy

2/21/09, 3:50 PM	#54 Re: What would you do?
Bill Gardner Administrator Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,077	All I will say is.... regardless of how you feel, this is past history. You will never change it. Thread Closed. Please move on to the next exciting post.:Ouch