CHANGE AS ALWAYS

"CHANGE OF THE ORDER OF RACING SATURDAY, FROM CRATE TO SPORTSMAN CHAMPIONSHIP, NEXT SATURDAY THE SPORTSMAN ARE RUNNING THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP RACE BE THERE."


Just want everyone to know that I was unaware as you were, that there would not be a Crate Car Championship at West Georgia Speedway on Sept.12,2009, it was changed by Sammy Duke, and instead of running the Crate cars he ran the Sportsman Championship, without big name drivers like Glenn McWaters, or Rucker Orr, they were elsewhere.

So all in all the race was easily won by #11 Ryan Law from Piedmont Alabama, and in 2nd came in #73 Jason Williams and coming in 3rd was long time favorite driver #25 Scott Duffey.

Surprise , was on my face as I heard of the change, they had enough Crate cars, lacking were that of Tony Kemp who was racing elsewhere.

The race was won by car #88 and I will have to get all the facts on him as soon as I can.


In the Hobby car race 3 cars started and 3 cars finished, what a night, the winner was #071
followed by # and in 3rd place #14

The modified Mini race was won by again #07 Frank Long, with #16 Huie Stewart really making it a show.

The Enduro race was won by long time track champion, #M4 Winford Minnix in his purple people eating machine, having a chance to win, but getting caught up in a wreck was that of young up and coming driver, #55 Steven Parker, who came out of turn 2 and somehow got involved in a wreck, the wreck was unavoidable, and you could see that Steven was upset, but don't worry he will return and show what he is made up of and WIN the big race.


Last I will not go into anymore detail than what I am saying now, I came to the race track Saturday night with a "Heavy heart", I have been in pain for several days and I was hoping there was nothing wrong, but my heart and chest and left arm have been hurting so very bad, that I am tempted to take myself to a emergency room, or maybe a doctors office. I have lived 59 years now and I hoped to live a few more years but the strain of lifting and carrying my video equipment is taking a toil on my heart. I know this means nothing to any of my readers, but I am asking for one thing and that is prayer, I love every driver I have ever met, I enjoy the crews and families and I love dirt track racing so much. I write as much as I can and I love to speak with the drivers, I feel like they are my extended family members.

If my heart continues to hurt, and I am in pain, I may have to give up something I love and that is video taping the great races at West Georgia Speedway. BUT don't count me down and out now as I still have the love to be there and do a great job. All I am asking from you as a reader as a personal friend, as someone who I really admire is that you pray for me, I really don't want to check out early on anyone, more so my dear wife, who needs me, and I need her.

I promise that if I don't check out of this old world, I will be filming some of Georgia best drivers and writing about them in books that I have started, but until them pray for me, and I hope that you win at everything you do in life.

NEXT YEAR SAMMY TOLD ME DIRECT THAT THERE WILL BE NO MORE CRATE CARE RACING AT WEST GEORGIA SPEEDWAY, DRIVERS WILL HAVE TO MOVE UP TO SPORTSMAN AND RUN WITH THE BIG DOGS.


more later,

Thanks Tino