Originally Posted by newracefan123:
Would have been nice to know an hour ago considering gas is $4 now
As already noted,an hour earlier,they hadnt had any rain.
I could have waited till much later in the day to head to Kokomo myself,but sprint car racing is much more than just the racing,and I headed up early to jaw with friends,some of them I hadnt seen in a few weeks etc.
Just after they cancelled,a motorhome pulled in with a couple guys from New Zealand,and Australia at the wheel. Imagine their disappointment at what was yet another cancellation for them. $4.00 a gallon fuel is just a little part of their expense,and how would you like paying for all that when your dollar is only worth $.86 against the US dollar,which just drives up the cost of everything that much more. They came over to watch the Indy 500 and some sprint car races,but they have only seen Bloomington,IRP,and Lawrenceburg WoO races,and everything else they had planned has gotten washed out. Talk about a major disappointment,planning,planning,and planning some more,and spending a small fortune just to get here,and the weather screws up your plans,yet a few people here complain from missing a race or 2.
I had assumed these guys were probably over for Illinois,and Indiana Midget weeks,but they didnt know about them. So last night,amongst friends both new and old, conversation,drinks,ordered out for Pizza (twice!) and looking at the Road Atlas,and the Speedway Directory,and the weather,we have talked these 2 guys into coming over to Illinois Midget week,after they leave Kokomo on Wednesday night for the WoO.
So,for a rained out Sunday night of racing,I'd say we had a pretty good time last night. I didnt get home till 10:30 last night,and that is usually later than I get home from when they race on a Sunday night.
Bottom line though.....None of us wanted to get rained out either.We're not complaining about it though......